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College offers law students financial relief during COVID-19
May 22, 2020 2:53 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law is helping address the needs of students who are facing unanticipated financial struggles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several recent graduates and current students planned to begin summer jobs in May, but an uncertain economy forced some employers to postpone start dates or even rescind offers.

Dean Emeritus to assume interim leadership of College of Law
May 12, 2020 12:24 pm
Dean Emeritus Doug Blaze, who is also the Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor, has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Law on an interim basis beginning July 1. Blaze has been part of the college’s faculty since 1993, when he joined UT as director of clinical programs.

Faculty Forum: February 2020
February 28, 2020 3:11 pm
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 Eric Franklin Amarante was featured in the NPR/WUOT piece,“Reckoning With the Past as the Knoxville Science Museum Proposal Moves Forward.

College of Law announces dean candidates
February 11, 2020 12:30 pm
The search committee for the next dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law has identified four candidates who will be visiting campus throughout the month of February. Candidates will be meeting with students, faculty, staff and alumni of the College of Law during their visits.

Faculty Forum: August 2019
September 2, 2019 10:32 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 Dwight Aarons published The Legislature as the Place for Crafting Policies for Corporations, 20 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 959 (2019).

Meeting the Need
July 18, 2019 3:23 pm
UT Law alumni commit to serving Tennessee residents by implementing a service to better provide legal aid. During their lunch hour at the University of Tennessee College of Law, nearly 30 students are huddled in a classroom around laptop computers in groups of three or four.

Leadership conference draws educators, lawyers from across the country
April 8, 2019 9:56 am
Leaders in legal education who came together at the University of Tennessee on April 4-5 gained insight into how to incorporate leadership training into their law schools. The event, hosted by the College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership and Director Doug Blaze, was designed to expand conversations.

Brad Morgan to serve as interim assistant dean for student affairs
February 26, 2019 11:58 am
College of Law Career Center Director Brad Morgan has been selected to serve as interim assistant dean of students at the college, effective March 1. Morgan replaces former College of Law Assistant Dean Katrice Morgan, who filled the position since 2007.  Brad Morgan has led the Bettye B.

Faculty Forum: January 2019
February 1, 2019 12:53 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Eric Franklin Amarante was interviewed and quoted in the article “White supremacist groups exploit IRS loophole to make millions” on ThinkProgress.org.

UT Law student places second in transactional competition
January 22, 2019 3:22 pm
For the third consecutive year, the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned top honors in Baylor University’s “The Closer” competition. Third-year law student John Adgent placed second in the event that took place in Waco, Texas throughout Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend. Adgent was coached by Professor Brian Krumm.