Homepage Highlights Archive
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Spring classes begin on Tuesday, January 22, 2013! Welcome back students! We hope you had a restful winter break and are refreshed and ready to begin the spring term.
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As you pause for a few moments on Monday, January 21 to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, we invite you to listen to the words of Congressman John Lewis from our spring commencement. Congressman Lewis of Georgia is among the country's most notable civil rights leaders.
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On January 23, Professor Alexandra Lahav will deliver her paper, "Equality and Collective Litigation," at the 21st Century Litigation Pathologies and Possibilities - A Symposium in Honor of Stephen Yeazell at UCLA Law School.
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On January 22, Professor Richard Pomp will speak during the tax session at the 136th annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association in New York City.
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The Semester in DC Program offers students the opportunity to expand their horizons, gain valuable contacts and legal experience, build their resumes, and learn how our federal government works, all while working in or with a federal agency, congressional office or non-governmental organization (NGO), and living in Washington, DC. An informational session will be held on January 29.
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On February 7 and 8, the Law School's Insurance Law Center will present "The Political Economy of Financial Regulation" in Washington, DC in tandem with the Center for Law, Economics and Finance at George Washington University Law School, the Center for Banking and Finance at the University of North Carolina School of Law, and the Institute for Law and Economic Policy .
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On January 17, Professor Richard Pomp will address members of the Nebraska Legislature in Lincoln, NE on state tax reform.
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In early January, Professor Dalié Jiménez was a panelist for "The Debt Crisis and the National Response: Big Changes or Tinkering at the Edges" at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools. She presented her paper which describes a planned randomized control trial in the debt collection system in Maine.
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The University of Connecticut School of Law has launched a new Doctor of the Science of Law degree (S.J.D.) program, becoming the only public university in the Northeast to offer that advanced credential. The S.J.D is a research-oriented degree, and qualified applicants will already have earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or the equivalent of a J.D. in another nation.
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Professor Richard A. Wilson's latest book, Writing History in International Criminal Trials (Cambridge University Press, 2011), has been selected by Choice Review Online as one of the outstanding academic titles for 2012.
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Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has nominated Andrew McDonald '91 to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut.
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The Law School offers students unique opportunities for specialization in foreign law through study abroad. Since the program's inception, more than two hundred fifty law students have participated in a growing number of exchanges with universities throughout the world.
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Wishing all members of the Law School community, health, peace and joy during 2013 and in the many years to come.
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Wishing all members of the Law School community best wishes for a healthy and peaceful holiday season.
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On December 3, Professor Diana Leyden was a panelist at the American Bar Association's Low Income Taxpayer Representation Workshop entitled "Impact of Time on Taxes."
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On December 19 and 20, Associate Dean Steven Wilf commented on "Immigration Law & Citizenship" at the Israel Law & Society meetings in Ramat Gan, Israel.
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On December 7, Professor Dalié Jiménez presented a poster on "Lives in Financial Distress: A Randomized Control Trial to Determine What Works and What Doesn't and an Investigation into the Debt Collection Industry" at the Access to Civil Justice: Re-envisioning and Reinvigorating Research conference.
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On December 16, Professor Alexandra Lahav will be a panelist for "The American Class Action in a Transnational Era" at the Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations conference at Tel Aviv University.
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If you missed the 20th PILG Auction in November, you have another opportunity to support the PILG Endowment. Stop by Cosi in West Hartford on December 13 between 5 and 9 pm and a portion of the proceeds from the evening will go toward the PILG Endowment.
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All students are invited to join members of the Jewish Law Student Association on December 11 for a discussion about legal issues of modern law and their relevance to Jewish law. Kosher food will be served for lunch.
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Take a break from finals and enjoy a late night breakfast on Monday, December 10 in the Library foyer. All students are welcome!
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Brian Gore '13, Sara McCollum '13 and Adjunct Professor Robert M. Casale have authored "Gould v. Commissioner of Correction and the Conundrum of Being Legally Guilty But Actually Innocent in the Criminal Justice System." (86 Connecticut Bar Journal 260)
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On December 10, Professor Michael Fischl will present an exam-taking workshop for first-year students at Northeastern Law School with former dean, Jeremy Paul. Fischl and Paul are co-authors of Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams.
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Students are invited to meet with members of the Dean Search Committee on Thursday, December 6 from 5 -6 p.m. in the 4th floor library lounge.
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On December 7, Professors Jon Bauer and Miriam Marton will speak to a Human Rights and Social Work class at the UConn School of Social Work about refugee law and the work of the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic.
