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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law alumni and staff fielded phone calls from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina, and nearby communities in a June 21 televised program that offered answers to viewers unsure of where to turn for help with their legal questions.

Marcelline Nyiramagaju received asylum in the United States after fleeing violence in her native Democratic Republic of Congo. On June 2, 2016, with assistance from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, Nyiramagaju embraced two daughters for the first time in years.

The first-year student with a passion for social justice passed away June 8, 2016, following a brief illness. His funeral service will be June 11 in Greensboro.

Marissa Kuzbyt L'16 accepted ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law's highest honor at May's Commencement when she received the 2016 David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism.

Edited by Morgan Leigh Furman L'16, the fifth issue of an online journal published by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law underscores the significance and impact of experiential learning in the context of law school and the legal profession.

On the eve of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law's Commencement, graduates and their loved ones celebrated the completion of their legal studies in a program that included recognition of Mark Funkhouser L’16 and Joshua Bonney L’16 for their academic achievements & service.

In his Commencement address to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law’s Class of 2016, Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit encouraged graduates to use their legal education to help "reason, law, and precedent triumph over might, caprice, and whim."

Catastrophic injuries from a 2008 attack offered Deborah Moy, who graduates this month from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, a unique perspective on disability rights, firsthand knowledge of how the American criminal justice system is far from perfect - and a renewed purpose in life.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Business Law Journal is an online publication that provides content related to recent developments in the law with a significant impact on the business community.

Abigail Seymour L'17 is one of a select group of law students from across the nation invited to join the American Bar Association's new Civil Rights and Social Justice Law Student Committee.