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“Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” the theme of the ������Ƶ Law Review’s 2025 annual symposium, will take place Friday, Sept. 19, with lawyers, scholars and journalists discussing current challenges to our core freedoms.

M. Alexandra “Alix” Hazel L’09 brings experience in criminal and civil litigation to the board that helps guide ������Ƶ Law’s trajectory as a national leader in legal education.

Four new full-time teaching faculty at ������Ƶ Law’s campus in Greensboro and the Flex Program in Charlotte will lead in areas of legal writing and research, torts, wills and estates, and business law.

A rising second-year law student, MacKnight plans to practice criminal law with a focus on juvenile advocacy. She is one of three WCBA scholarship recipients announced this summer.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson shared priorities and perspectives on ethics and the rule of law with ������Ƶ Law students in Greensboro and Charlotte. Professor David Levine arranged the meeting through his work with Jackson’s office on AI regulations.

The ������Ƶ Law Flex Program, a part-time, in-person program of legal study for place-bound students at ������Ƶ’s Charlotte campus, welcomed its second cohort in Fall 2025.

The ������Ƶ Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at ������Ƶ’s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.

Former Greensboro mayor and Bryan Foundation president and CEO Jim Melvin was an early visionary supporter of the School of Law, establishing the downtown Greensboro campus in support of “a law school with a difference.” He died Aug. 10, 2025, at the age of 91.

The 182 students in ������Ƶ School of Law’s largest-ever class represent 31 states, 90 undergraduate institutions and hold a variety of experiences in the law and service.

The Hon. John Morris L’10, the law school’s first graduate to become a Superior Court judge, urged ������Ƶ Law’s largest-ever class to commit themselves to diligence, service and perseverance during ceremonies held Aug. 5, 2025, in ������Ƶ's Alumni Gym.