School of Law
UConn Law Student Aids Refugees in Jordan
While studying abroad, Shae Heitz ’24 spent a week working with IRAP’s program to assist refugees in Jordan requesting resettlement.
Professor Mathilde Cohen Brings Class to CT Foodshare
UConn Law's Food Law and Policy class volunteered at Connecticut Foodshare as part of learning about policies around food insecurities.
Clerkship Helped UConn Law Graduate Find His Place
Guneet Josen '21 shared his story at a Center for Career Development event for alumni of color to speak about their clerkship experience. The event aimed to inspire other law students to seek similar opportunities.
UConn Law Symposium Explores the Role of Parental Rights
Three panels of scholars and legal practitioners explored the way parental rights affect school curriculum, gender-affirming care, and family regulation.
UConn Research Announces First Recipients of Seed Funding For Inclusive Research Initiatives
JEDI – Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – rewards projects that support interdisciplinary research, scholarship, and creative work
New Scholarship Helps Give Underrepresented Students a Sense of Belonging at UConn Law
The Constance Belton Green Diversity Fund provides transformational scholarships and sponsors important social justice programming
Leslie Levin Wins 2023 UConn Law Teaching Award
The Perry Zirkel ’76 Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 2016 through the generosity of Perry Zirkel, who graduated from the UConn School of Law in 1976.
Academic Cannabis Symposium Explores Breadth of a Growing Industry
UConn’s two-day conference examined wide-ranging cannabis topics including research, health benefits, entrepreneurship, law, science, recreation, and more
UConn Law’s Tara Cooley Recognized by Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cooley is a teaching fellow who serves as a court-appointed advocate in animal cruelty cases.
Preparing for the Future of Law, From this Summer to the Next Century
UConn School of Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson talks with UConn 360 about the Supreme Court, diversity in law and education, and how UConn Law is preparing for its next 100 years