School of Law
UConn Law Mourns Dean Emeritus Phillip Blumberg
Phillip I. Blumberg, who left a flourishing career on Wall Street to teach law, led the UConn School of Law through a critical period.
Law Campus Returning to Life, Gradually and Carefully
After nearly a year with the campus almost entirely closed, the law school edges back toward a new normal.
Negotiation Challenge Participant: ‘I Learned How to Stand My Ground’
Although MBA student Nishant Jain and his team won first-place in the 6th Annual Business Law Negotiation competition last week, there really was no way to lose, he said. “The ability to negotiate is a necessary skillset for any professional, and to be able to develop and refine this skill was a fantastic opportunity,” said […]
United by UConn School of Law – and the Knicks
UConn Law alum Fred Cantor '78 used his pandemic-enforced down time to pen a book detailing his love for the New York Knicks.
Dean Eboni S. Nelson Joins Statement on Capitol Insurrection
UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson joined 156 other law school deans in a statement condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The statement, released Jan. 12, 2021, follows: We are deans of a diverse range of law schools across the country. We do not use our […]
Seminars Explore Breakthrough Ideas in Insurance
The Insurance Law Center at the UConn School of Law will offer New Ideas in Insurance, a series of online seminars by leading experts on cutting-edge topics, starting Jan. 21, 2020. The weekly seminars will be free and open to the public. “We invited leading experts from the academy, the bar, and the world of […]
2020 at UConn Law: A Year to Remember
In the unprecedented pandemic year of 2020, the students, faculty and staff of the UConn School of Law found challenges, courage and a few precious silver linings. The law school welcomed a new dean, Eboni S. Nelson, who was appointed in March, just before the COVID-19 virus forced the law school to close the campus. […]
Richard Ashby Wilson Named Faculty Dean at UConn Law
Human rights scholar Richard Ashby Wilson has been named associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life at the UConn School of Law. “Professor Wilson is an excellent interdisciplinary scholar and teacher and an outstanding institutional service member,” Dean Eboni S. Nelson said, announcing the appointment. “I look forward to working with him as we […]
Veteran’s Role in Class Action Leads to UConn Law
Steve Kennedy ’23 was studying for a Ph.D in biochemistry at New York University when he made a bold course change and applied to the UConn School of Law. It was no random move. Kennedy had been immersed in legal matters for years, working with the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School as […]
On a Quiet Campus, Law School Facilities Team Keeps Moving
On a rainy Wednesday in a workshop on a campus emptied by the coronavirus pandemic, Gary Mackiewicz was building the frames for massive plexiglass screens to divide the entrance and exit to the UConn Law library. The dividers were part of a plan to allow law students, faculty and staff back into the library in […]