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Joy Radice Appointed Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
June 11, 2024 11:59 am
The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed University of Tennessee College of Law Director of Clinical Programs and Associate Professor of Law Joy Radice to serve as the next chair of the Access to Justice Commission. The Commission exists to provide collaborative leadership to create solutions and resources that address and eliminate barriers to justice for all.

UT College of Law Health Law Curriculum Prepares Students for Practice 
June 11, 2024 11:04 am
A decade ago, the University of Tennessee College of Law offered just two elective courses in health law and had no full-time health law faculty.  Associate Professor Zack Buck, a specialist in health law and policy, bioethics, and tort law, first came to the College of Law in August of 2016.

Teri Baxter Honored with Top Faculty Award 
June 11, 2024 10:33 am
Teri Baxter, Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law and Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Tennessee College of Law, received the L. R. Hesler Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service.

Preparing Students for Practice: George W. Kuney 
June 10, 2024 11:30 am
George W. Kuney took an early interest in the law as he watched the turbulent events of the 1960s and 1970s—including the Watergate scandal—unfold. He studied economics at the University of California and enrolled in law school at UC Law San Francisco, receiving a J.D. in 1989.

Fran Ansley, Working With and Beside 
June 10, 2024 11:22 am
She was one of those rare intellectuals whose energy for activism matched her enthusiasm for scholarship and instruction—who was as comfortable working alongside members of the community as she was standing in a lecture hall.

Spotlights from the Class of 2024
May 15, 2024 4:27 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law is proud to celebrate the class of 2024. Below are a few of the stories from this incredible group of graduates. Bryce BradleyAtlanta, GAAuburn University, B.S.

UT College of Law ranked among top programs by U.S. News
April 9, 2024 2:31 pm
In the newly released 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings, the University of Tennessee College of Law continued to be ranked among the best law schools nationwide. The college ranked 26th among public institutions and 52nd nationally.