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U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools guide lists ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law in the top 20% among American law schools for legal writing while the school earned its highest rank to date for trial advocacy.

A report by the International Refugee Assistance Project with contributions by Katherine Reynolds, who oversees ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, recommends improvements to the process by which refugees separated by war and conflict can be reunited with loved ones. 

Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua L’22, Ataesheeana Storr L’21 and Reyona Hammond L’21 were honored in a Black History Month competition that prompted students to reflect on what roles as future lawyers they have in the movement for equality and Black lives.

Dean and Professor Luke Bierman joined with administrators from N.C. A&T State University, High Point University, and Guilford Technical Community College for a panel discussion during Leadership Greensboro’s 2021 Education Day. 

Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua, Vanessa Garcia, Faisal Suman and Victoria Waddell from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law's Class of 2022 will gain legal work experience this summer in placements through the North Carolina Bar Association's Minorities in the Profession 1L Summer Associate Program.

Assistant Professor Tammi Shimere Etheridge will lead courses in torts, food and drug laws, and health law starting this summer after previously teaching and mentoring law students at Howard University and Villanova University.

An article by Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L’11 in the Michigan Journal of Race and Law offers actionable steps for law schools to demonstrate their commitments to diversifying the profession for a new generation of students.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ President Connie Ledoux Book joined with Margaret Dudley, director of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Emergency Legal Services Program, and Barbara Spencer L’21 on visits to resource centers for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse in Guilford and Alamance counties.

Faculty and community members spoke of the legacy of grief and terror spawned by ongoing racial inequity and violence. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ must address its past and accelerate change for justice and equality, they said.

Board members ensure the availability of multiple pro bono and community service opportunities to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law students, and services for community members with limited access to legal assistance.