School of Law

Student Awards 2021 University of Connecticut School of Law

UConn Law Students Recognized with Awards

Recipient are honored for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments

Anti-monopoly crusaders Daniel Hanley, left, and Jackie Filson at the UConn Law School in Hartford last December.

UConn Magazine: Monopoly Busters

Daniel Hanley ’12 (BUS), ’19 JD and Jackie Filson ’16 (CLAS) lead a growing anti-monopoly movement at the Open Markets Institute in D.C.

After an Unprecedented Year, Law Students Have an Unconventional Commencement

. “You are ready, and you will succeed," UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson told the Class of 2021.

Richard Ashby Wilson Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

The Board of Trustees granted Wilson the honor for his work on international human rights, humanitarianism, truth and reconciliation commissions and international criminal tribunals.

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Five UConn Faculty Honored as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors

UConn has selected five of its most renowned scholars to honor with its most prestigious faculty title, the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor.

members of the UConn Law chapter of the Black Law Students Association

BLSA Chapter at UConn Law Wins National Recognition

The National Black Law Students Association has recognized the UConn School of Law chapter as a National Chapter of the Year

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Social Equity and Sustainable Energy Intersect at UConn Law Conference

A conference explores energy justice, an emerging issue in the transition to renewable energy sources.

A bar graph showing the weekly number of COVID-related lawsuits filed since the beginning of the pandemic.

UConn Law Students Help Keep Tabs on COVID-19 Litigation

Getting an in-depth understanding of civil litigation as it unfolds in real time

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School of Law Symposium Addresses Jury Selection and Implicit Bias

Three Connecticut Supreme Court justices and a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court joined legal scholars and professionals at the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal’s annual symposium. 

Ree Morrow

Student’s Road to UConn Law Also Leads to Entrepreneurship Award

An epiphany on the drive from Oklahoma City to Hartford in the summer of 2019 put law student Ree Morrow on a new path.