Diana Nearhos
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Meet UConn Law’s 2024 Incoming Class
UConn Law welcomed its incoming class of JD and LLM students, who will be on campus for the next one to four years and forever a part of the UConn Law community.
August 26, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
UConn Law Grad’s Gift Helps Law Students Explore Summer Fellowships
Dennis Mayer '80 says he wanted to meaningfully contribute to the law school because it not only helped him pivot in his career but has a broad, positive impact on the state.
June 6, 2024 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
UConn Law Grad Starts Teaching Fellowship
Stuart F. Smith believes the fellowship is 'a way of creating a stronger, more nurturing, and more effective environment.'
May 23, 2024 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Five UConn Law Faculty Members Promoted
The promotions were among 91 announced by the UConn after being recommended by the Office of the Provost and approved by vote of the University’s Board of Trustees.
April 30, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
Bethany Berger Wins 2024 UConn Law Teaching Award
The Perry Zirkel ’76 Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 2016 through the generosity of Perry Zirkel, who graduated from the UConn School of Law in 1976.
April 3, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
UConn Law Graduate Taps His Retirement Fund to Boost Scholarship
Curtis Tearte ’78 and his wife Jylla are excited about providing scholarships for academic credit, global study programs, and unique immersion experiences for students.
March 19, 2024 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Stephen Bright to Speak at UConn Law 2024 Commencement
Bright recently published “The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts” with former UConn Law professor James Kwak.
March 11, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
Bar Association Recognizes UConn Law Professor and Graduate
Professor Emeritus James H. Stark will be granted the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award, while graduate Lucy Potter '84 will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award.
March 6, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
Ten UConn Law Grads Named James W. Cooper Fellows
“I am tremendously proud to see so many of our accomplished and deserving alumni chosen as James W. Cooper Fellows,” UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson said.
February 14, 2024 | Diana Nearhos
UConn Law Welcomes an Impressive Incoming Class of JD and LLM Students
The incoming class of 146 JD and 32 LLM students enrich UConn Law with a wide range of background and experience.
August 31, 2023 | Diana Nearhos