inclusion

UT Law welcomes new assistant dean for student affairs
January 15, 2020 8:08 am
Maria Saez Tatman has joined the University of Tennessee College of Law as the assistant dean for student affairs. Saez Tatman will also serve as the director of diversity and inclusion for the College of Law. “We are so pleased to have someone of Maria’s caliber joining our team,” Dean Melanie Wilson said.

Blackshear Gala celebrates College of Law diversity
February 12, 2019 2:19 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law honored two of its alumni and three current students during the 19th Annual Julian Blackshear, Jr. Gala on Feb. 8. The Blackshear Gala, named for one of the college’s first African American graduates, serves as a fundraiser for diversity education.

To be a first-generation college student is to be a leader
November 7, 2018 11:09 am
Throughout the month of November, the University of Tennessee is celebrating first-generation college students and their determination to overcome obstacles and pursue their education. University of Tennessee College of Law Dean Melanie D. Wilson, the first in her family to attend college, advocates for others to follow her lead.

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.