News Archives

Students experiencing hands-on learning through UT Research Foundation

August 26, 2020 4:27 pm

Students Dalton Howard and Luke Erwin are serving as interns through the University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Commercialization Analyst Program.

Students to host 11th annual environmental law conference

August 26, 2020 2:31 pm

The Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference will take place at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Sept. 26. The 11th annual event, hosted by the College of Law’s Environmental Law student organization, will be offered virtually via Zoom.

Four graduates receive loan repayment assistance

August 18, 2020 4:19 pm

The University of Tennessee College of Law has selected four alumni to receive financial awards through the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC Loan Repayment Assistance Program. This program, now in its third year, annually provides financial assistance to College of Law graduates who work in public interest law.

New leaders to oversee Institute for Professional Leadership

August 6, 2020 4:17 pm

The College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership will start the fall semester with new faculty, staff and student leadership. Professor Joan Heminway has been appointed serve as interim director.

News sources look to Professor Maurice Stucke for context in antitrust law debate

August 1, 2020 12:46 pm

Professor Maurice Stucke helped a number of news agencies make sense of potential antitrust violations this week as CEOs from the four largest U.S. technology companies appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

UT faculty and staff step up, discover innovative ways to support students

July 22, 2020 2:11 pm

In collaboration with a class at the University of Memphis, Professor Wendy Bach’s students surveyed courts across the state about eviction cases and developed materials for those fighting illegal evictions.

Video series addresses history of institutionalized racism

July 10, 2020 3:15 pm

Members of the College of Law faculty have produced a series of videos designed to examine the role of the legal system in institutionalized racism.

Faculty Forum: June 2020

July 1, 2020 3:00 pm

Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Professor Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards and other accomplishments. Professor Brad Areheart’s article, “Organizational Justice and Antidiscrimination,” was recently published in Volume 104 of the Minnesota Law Review. It was also reviewed positively at Workplace Prof Blog and Legal Theory Blog.

College hires new Academic Success Program director

June 23, 2020 1:58 pm

Charisse Heath will join the College of Law in July as the director of the Academic Success Program. As the Academic Success Program director and a member of the faculty, Heath is responsible for providing instruction, counseling and advising assistance to students throughout the course of their academic careers at the College of Law.

Law faculty to discuss race and gender disparities in academia

June 18, 2020 10:57 am

Renowned author and interdisciplinary professor Meera E. Deo will lead a virtual workshop with College of Law faculty this month to discuss her book “Unequal Profession.” Deo’s research centers upon trends in legal education, institutional diversity and affirmative action.