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Read ������Ƶ Law Dean Luke Bierman's message to students, faculty, and staff on January 18, 2021, a holiday set aside to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work to ensure equal justice for all people.

������Ƶ Law’s Donning of the Kente ceremony on the eve of Commencement for the Class of 2020 was the first to be hosted in a virtual format as graduates active in the Black Law Students Association and their families celebrated the significance of their achievement.

Graduates in ������Ƶ Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

The Hon. Albert Diaz, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, accepted ������Ƶ Law’s 2020 Leadership in the Law Award during a prerecorded segment of an online ceremony hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school student groups and committees.

“One does one's best work where one is really engaged and committed.” Dean Emeritus George R. Johnson, Jr. praised ������Ƶ Law students and graduates while reflecting on his contributions to legal education in a video conversation recorded weeks before his passing. 

A towering figure in the North Carolina legal community, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., who shepherded ������Ƶ Law through its first accreditation process with the American Bar Association, died November 15 following a lengthy illness.

A group of ������Ƶ Law faculty, staff and students is sharing on a monthly basis what members are reading and watching as part of a desire to engage in important discussions on topics related to race and history.

Students performed original works on October 15, 2020, during the second annual “High Rhymes & Misdemeanors” Poetry Slam hosted by ������Ƶ Law’s Legal Method & Communication Program.

A group of ������Ƶ Law faculty, staff and students is sharing on a monthly basis what members are reading and watching as part of a desire to engage in important discussions on topics related to race and history.