School of Law

UConn Law Faculty Member and Librarian Receive Promotions

Professor Rachel Timm and librarian Tanya Johnson were among the annual slate of promotions approved by the Board of Trustees.

Meet Members of the UConn Law Class of 2025

The School of Law is proud to share the stories behind nine of the students about to join the ranks of alumni.

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UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

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Rachel Timm Wins 2025 UConn Law Teaching Award

Timm's nomination for the student-voted award praised her for creating "a learning environment in which students feel confident and empowered."

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UConn Law’s Anna VanCleave Recognized for Criminal Law Research Project

Professor VanCleave's project aims to gather data on bail and detention practices and impacts that will inform discussions about the current practices and the necessary components of a bail reform package.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam in a blue suit on a city street.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam to Speak at UConn Law 2025 Commencement

Mayor Arulampalam will address UConn Law’s nearly 200 graduates on Sunday, May 18.

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UConn Law Rises in U.S. News Rankings

UConn School of Law is ranked No. 50 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings. The part-time Evening Division program is ranked seventh in the country.

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Law School Could Lead to Rewarding Career Paths for Engineers

Engineers are problem solvers, which makes them well suited for a legal career that centers on addressing clients’ problems specifically and societal problems more broadly.

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UConn Law Professor Leslie Levin Honored by New York State Bar Association

Levin is one of the leading scholars on legal ethics in the country and was one of the first to study lawyers' ethical decision making using empirical methods.

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UConn Law Library Exhibit Shows Alumnus’ Case Against Department of Defense

Joe Steffan donates his files to the library in hopes that those studying the case and the issue of gay rights in the future will understand how they were litigated