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Baker Donelson shareholder to speak at UT Law Blackshear Gala February 12

February 3, 2016 3:37 pm

Presented by the College of Law in partnership with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Blackshear Gala will commence with a reception at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley Street.

UT Law to honor Martin Luther King legacy with week of events

December 17, 2015 10:03 am

The UT Law community will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the legacy of the day’s namesake through a week of events that focus on service, dialogue, and community-building. The college’s Martin Luther King Jr. Week will be January 16–22, 2016.

UT Law names Morgan first director of diversity and inclusion

August 19, 2015 10:30 am

The University of Tennessee College of Law recently named Katrice W. Jones Morgan as its first director of diversity and inclusion. The new position is part of Dean Melanie D. Wilson’s initiative to promote greater diversity at UT Law and further enrich the college’s community.

UT Law student one of only two recipients of prestigious nationwide scholarship

July 7, 2015 9:23 am

Third-year student Casey Duhart received the 2015 Law Student Diversity Scholarship from the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.

Equality: 50 years of the Civil Rights Act

December 1, 2014 1:00 pm

How far we’ve come—and how far we still have to go. “We must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. Its purpose is not to punish. Its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions—divisions which have lasted all too long. Its purpose is national, not regional.