Professor Lucy Jewel discusses how "popular culture influences how the public perceives women attorneys," as well as the challenges women lawyers face "in a culture that conflates professional competence with appearance.
Jay Johnson ('99) will appear on the Thursday, November 24, broadcast of "Jeopardy!", the ever-popular TV quiz show hosted by Alex Trebek and watched by 25 million viewers each week.
Faculty Notes, compiled and written by Teri Baxter, is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.
The University of Tennessee College of Law’s Moot Court team is headed to the national final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition after a recent clean sweep at the Region Seven competition.
Although abused and neglected horses often see the worst parts of humanity, one alumna shows them the best. Esther Roberts (’01) is the founder and owner of Starlight Farm Animal Sanctuary and has been on a lifelong mission to rescue horses from dire situations and lead them to greener pastures.
Alumni couple Joe and Jessi Baker have brewing in their blood and have worked together to start two of the most successful breweries in East Tennessee.
After 51 years of award-winning teaching and scholarship and the launch of a nationally recognized moot court program, the career of the longest-serving professor in UT Law history is coming to a close.
What rights does a “nonhuman” animal like Molly have under the law? Asking such a question is a growing issue in law and requires applying “personhood” to animals, at least to some degree.