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UT College of Law Welcomes New Faculty
September 6, 2024 12:30 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law welcomed five new faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year. Their areas of specialization include health care law, environmental and energy law, legal writing and academic success, criminal law and procedure, and legal research and pedagogy.

Joy Radice Appointed Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
June 11, 2024 11:59 am
The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed University of Tennessee College of Law Director of Clinical Programs and Associate Professor of Law Joy Radice to serve as the next chair of the Access to Justice Commission. The Commission exists to provide collaborative leadership to create solutions and resources that address and eliminate barriers to justice for all.

UT College of Law Health Law Curriculum Prepares Students for Practice 
June 11, 2024 11:04 am
A decade ago, the University of Tennessee College of Law offered just two elective courses in health law and had no full-time health law faculty.  Associate Professor Zack Buck, a specialist in health law and policy, bioethics, and tort law, first came to the College of Law in August of 2016.

Teri Baxter Honored with Top Faculty Award 
June 11, 2024 10:33 am
Teri Baxter, Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law and Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Tennessee College of Law, received the L. R. Hesler Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service.

Preparing Students for Practice: George W. Kuney 
June 10, 2024 11:30 am
George W. Kuney took an early interest in the law as he watched the turbulent events of the 1960s and 1970s—including the Watergate scandal—unfold. He studied economics at the University of California and enrolled in law school at UC Law San Francisco, receiving a J.D. in 1989.

Fran Ansley, Working With and Beside 
June 10, 2024 11:22 am
She was one of those rare intellectuals whose energy for activism matched her enthusiasm for scholarship and instruction—who was as comfortable working alongside members of the community as she was standing in a lecture hall.

Clinic Professors Honored with University and College of Law Awards
January 18, 2024 2:04 pm
Professors for the Legal Clinic at the University of Tennessee College of Law received honors from UT and the College of Law for their accomplishments in scholarship and community service, showcasing the tremendous impact of their engaged scholarship and community outreach.

Clinical Faculty Highlights
January 11, 2024 4:57 pm
Eric AmaranteAssociate Professor of Law Professor Eric Amarante published The Absurdity of Criminalizing Encouraging Words in the Cato Supreme Court Review on September 18, 2023. The Cato Supreme Court Review is the first academic journal to be published after the Court’s term and is invitation-only.