School of Law

new UConn Law Faculty 2022

UConn Law Welcomes Distinguished New Faculty Members

New faculty at UConn Law bring a wealth of expertise in fields ranging from anthropology and corporate law to immigration and legal practice.

gavel and disabled parking symbol

UConn Law and Disability Rights Connecticut Establish Legal Clinic

The new Disability Rights Clinic will give students hands-on legal training as they assist clients with disability-related issues.

Associate Dean Jessica Rubin and Teaching Fellow Tara Cooley with dogs

Animal Legal Defense Fund Grant Aids Animal Law Clinic

The grant will support new scholarship and trainings relating to courtroom animal advocate programs and expand efforts to establish similar programs in other states.

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

UConn Welcomes Outstanding New Class, Including Many First-Gen Students

The Class of 2026 will be the most diverse in UConn history

New Ideas in Insurance

Registration Opens for Third Year of Insurance Series

The New Ideas in Insurance workshops kick off with a presentation about the Lloyd’s insurance market crisis of the 1980s and ’90s and continue with in-depth discussions of a wide variety of topics and issues.

Professor Mathilde Cohen, left, and Professor Hourya Bentouhami

Professors Mathilde Cohen and Hourya Bentouhami Study Food and Identity

Their transatlantic collaboration will draw scholars across disciplines into research on how eating practices are linked to identity in France and the United States.

Andréa Nunes standing at the UConn School of Law campus.

Law School Alum Pursues Passion for Aiding Immigrants

From the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic to a prestigious legal fellowship in New York City

Professor Ángel Oquendo and the cover of his book, Through Thin and Thick

Law Professor Offers New Perspective on Human Rights

Professor Ángel Oquendo's new book, "Through Thin and Thick," analyzes issues in Latin America to give readers a new way to think about human rights.

Professor Jon Bauer.

Federal Court Cites UConn Law Professor on Key Immigration Case

2nd Circuit appeals court cites Jon Bauer's work in overturning a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals

Professor Clifford Davis

In Memoriam: UConn Law Professor Emeritus Clifford Davis

A combat veteran of World War II known for his wit, humor and ability to make the driest cases interesting, Professor Davis passed away at the age of 96.