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Faculty Forum: December 2019
January 1, 2020 10:40 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Ben Barton’s fourth book, Fixing Law Schools, was released by NYU Press.

Professor’s book named among the top ten by Publishers Weekly
December 9, 2019 10:36 am
Publishers Weekly has named Professor Maurice Stucke’s forthcoming book “Competition Overdose” as one of its top ten business and economics reads for Spring 2020. The book, the second to be co-written by Stucke and Ariel Ezrachi, takes a different direction from their previous book “Virtual Competition.

Students successful at regional moot court competition
December 3, 2019 1:00 pm
Three University of Tennessee College of Law students have advanced to the finals of the National Moot Court Competition. Third-year law student Andrew Cox, and second-year students Kayla Rask and Regan Sherrell, competed on behalf of UT Law in the Region 7 competition earlier this month in Memphis.

Faculty Forum: November 2019
December 2, 2019 11:09 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Teri Dobbins Baxter presented at the 10th annual Constitutional Law Colloquium at Loyola University Chicago.

Alumnus honored at homecoming for gifts to college
November 18, 2019 9:07 am
The College of Law has honored alumnus Carl Colloms (’66) with the Accomplished Alumnus Award. Dean Melanie Wilson surprised Colloms with the award during homecoming activities on Nov. 2.  “Student scholarships are crucial to the College of Law’s success, and we are deeply grateful to Judge Colloms for his incredibly generous support,” Wilson said.

Library renovations enhance student study spaces
November 15, 2019 1:31 pm
Faculty and staff at the Joel Katz Library at the University of Tennessee College of Law are creating opportunities for students to spend more time studying more comfortably.

UT Law students named pro bono students of the year
November 11, 2019 1:51 pm
Students from the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Legal Clinic have been named Pro Bono Students of the Year. Legal Aid of East Tennessee recognized the College of Law students in October at its annual awards event in Knoxville.