The University of Tennessee College of Law has received a $3 million gift from a long-time supporter and Chattanooga-based criminal and personal injury law firm partner.
PreLaw magazine has ranked the University of Tennessee College of Law as the sixth best value law school in the nation. The ranking, published in PreLaw’s fall 2021 issue, relates directly to bar passage and employment rates in comparison to tuition, cost of living and indebtedness.
The College of Law’s Professor Penny White has been selected as one of the University of Tennessee’s Chancellor’s Professors. With her selection, White joins a group of the university’s most exceptional scholars.
The University of Tennessee College of Law last month welcomed a new class of high academic achievers from the largest pool of applicants in recent years.
The University of Tennessee College of Law has ranked 39th among all U.S. law schools in placing its graduates in law-related jobs and far exceeds the national average for graduate job placement 10 months after graduation.
The University of Tennessee College of Law has received a gift from alumnus Reggie Hill (’80) that will be used to fund a promising junior faculty member. Beginning in January, the College of Law will offer the award annually and will designate the recipient as the John Reginald Hill Faculty Scholar.
Professor Brad Areheart’s work on organizational justice was recently featured in Forbes. In the article, “Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity?,” UNC law professor Ifeoma Ajunwa referenced Areheart’s article “Organizational Justice and Antidiscrimination,” published in the Minnesota Law Review in 2020. Professor Ben Barton was the kickoff speaker for the Stanford Legal Tech and the Future of Civil Justice conference.
Three University of Tennessee College of Law students have been selected to serve as fellows focused on leadership and inclusion efforts within the college.