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Ricky Watson Jr. L'11, co-director of the Youth Justice Project at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, returns this spring to his alma mater's main campus in Alamance County for a conversation about the law, the school-to-prison pipeline, and improving educational outcomes for youth of color.

The Hon. Carrie Vickery L'09 and Adam Arthur L'10 are being honored by the Triad Business Journal for their professional achievements, leadership and community involvement in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.

Members of the Black Law Students Association and their families commemorated the achievements of graduating students who recognize their African roots in a cultural ceremony the day before Commencement for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Class of December 2017.

Students in the Class of December 2017 and their families celebrated outstanding academic performance, pro bono work, and service to the law school in a ceremony on the eve of their graduation from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law's highly experiential 2.5-year program.

When Joleen Parks graduates on Saturday in the first class to complete ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law's new 2.5-year program, it will be her next chapter in a life radically changed five years ago in the skies over North Carolina.

In its 2018 edition of "The Best 169 Law Schools,” the influential college guide also listed ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law among the top 10 schools in terms of the number of hours that students report studying outside of class and the level of ambition among students at the school.

The annual event at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law in downtown Greensboro welcomed national leaders in alternative dispute resolution and featured keynote remarks on fostering the physical and emotional safety of clients.

In remarks at a Saturday evening banquet, the Hon. Barbara Jackson encouraged participants of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law’s Eighth Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition to find mentors and to understand the importance of lifelong learning.

The Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program will provide financial aid and public interest residency-in-practice placements to as many as two returning Peace Corps volunteers who enroll at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law each year beginning in 2018.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law Review hosts a program on Oct. 27, 2017, that will provide an update on recent case law and advisory opinions in mediation and arbitration.