School of Law

Founders' Day speakers

UConn Law Kicks Off Centennial Celebration

Cupcakes, food trucks, outdoor heaters and the law school's history were all part of the Founders' Day celebration kicking off the UConn Law centennial.

Eboni S. Nelson, Marla Katz, Abby Booth and Joan Bosma

Symposium Explores Law’s Role in Tulsa Race Massacre

Panels examined how the law allowed the massacre to be ignored and rewritten in history, how the law continues to protect white mobs and perpetuate racism, and how to bring antiracism into legal education.

UConn School of Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson

State NAACP Honors UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson

Eboni S. Nelson, the first Black person to serve as dean of the UConn School of Law on a permanent basis, has launched several new initiatives at the law school.

Connecticut Law Review Symposium to Examine Tulsa Race Massacre

In 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. White mobs killed or injured hundreds of Black residents.

Richard W. Parker

In Memoriam: Professor Richard W. Parker

Professor Parker was a deeply caring teacher, a respected scholar of administrative and environmental law, and a founder of the Semester in DC program at the School of Law.

olympic monument near gampel pavillion

Monument Will Honor UConn’s Proud Olympic History

The names of 50 Olympians with UConn ties will be on the monument - with plenty of room for more as time goes on

photos of award recipients

Law School Alumni Association Honors Seven Graduates

The awards, which recognize contributions to the law school, legal profession and greater community, will be presented at a virtual ceremony on Oct. 26, 2021.

UConn Law students at 2021 orientation

Incoming Students Bring Law Campus Back to Life

The School of Law welcomed an incoming class of 154 JD and 18 LLM students, plus many 2L students who were taking their first in-person law classes after a first year conducted entirely online.

UConn Law Professors Carly Zubrzycki, Travis Pantin, Anna VanCleave and Nadiyah Humber

UConn Law Welcomes Four New Faculty Members

UConn Law welcomes four outstanding new faculty members, including new directors for the Insurance Law Center and the Criminal Law Clinic.

Desmond’s Law 5 Years Later: UConn Animal Law Clinic Leader Conducting Study, Crafting Manual, Developing Diversionary Program

UConn Law professor Jessica Rubin is working on a grant to study the impact of a groundbreaking animal cruelty law in Connecticut and help other states adopt similar measures