The University of Wisconsin Law School has named Bernadette Atuahene as the inaugural James E. Jones Chair. The endowed faculty chair honors the late Professor James E. Jones Jr. ’56, who was a trailblazing labor lawyer, civil …
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Remembering Professor James E. Jones Jr., Law School’s first African American faculty member
The late Professor James E. Jones Jr. LLB’56 was a visionary and a trailblazer for civil rights, labor law, and UW Law School. He returned to the university in 1969 to become UW Law School’s …
Center for DREAMers outreach efforts support students in Wisconsin
“We understand the impact we can have just by supporting one DACA recipient. If just one student renews their DACA through our legal clinics, they can continue to use their driver’s license, they can continue to work with their employment authorization.”
Coming Together of Peoples Conference 2022 to examine Tribal Supreme Court Project
The Indigenous Law Student Association will host the 36th annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference from March 3–5 exploring the theme “Past, Present, and Future: The 20 Years of the Tribal Supreme Court Project.” The …
Registration open for 10th annual Wisconsin Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair
You are cordially invited to join admissions officers, faculty, and staff from the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Marquette University Law School at the Tenth Annual Wisconsin Pre-Law Diversity Conference and Law Fair! This VIRTUAL event …
Law School alum Lloyd Barbee’s pursuit of justice reemerges in a long-lost film, now found
Lloyd Barbee ’56 was just a few years out of law school and the president of the local NAACP branch when he and two friends hatched a plan to use hidden cameras to document and …
Meet Nia Trammell (’95, JD ’98), Dane County’s first Black female judge
UW–Madison launches Center for DREAMers to support Wisconsin’s undocumented young adults
Erika Rosales and Erin Barbato teamed up to lead a statewide “Center for DREAMers” where they will coordinate legal representation, mental and social services, and career and educational counseling for the nearly 7,000 estimated DACA …
Meet Michael States, Law School’s new associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Michael States will serve as the UW Law School’s inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this newly created role, Dean States will lead the Law School’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with an emphasis on racial and social justice.
Law School to launch Eviction Defense Clinic to help maintain housing stability
“Stable housing benefits everyone, whether they rent or not. Stable housing means our co-workers who rent can come to work instead of scrambling to find new housing, and our children’s friends whose parents rent can stay in school and succeed,” said EJI Director Mitch.