scholarships

College hosts Blackshear Scholarship Gala 2021 virtually
March 23, 2021 3:36 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law will host the annual Julian Blackshear, Jr. Scholarship Gala early next month. The featured guest is Shelby County Tennessee Commissioner Van Turner (’02) who was instrumental in the efforts to remove Confederate statues from public parks in Memphis, Tennessee. The event will be held virtually.

Alumnus commits more than $1 million to College of Law
June 29, 2019 11:32 am
College of Law alumnus Carl Colloms (’66) has committed $1.15 million over seven years to provide scholarship funding for University of Tennessee College of Law students. This gift will grow the Judge Carl E. Colloms Scholarship endowment to one of the largest in college history.

Soon-to-be graduates set fundraising record for College of Law
May 7, 2019 9:08 am
The College of Law’s Class of 2019 has raised more than $110,000 for student scholarships and programs through the third-year (3L) student class gift campaign.  Each spring semester at the College of Law, graduating students organize the fundraising effort, encouraging their classmates to develop a practice of giving back to their alma mater.