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Graduates in �鶹��Ƶ Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

The 2021 edition of the popular college guide cites student accolades about �鶹��Ƶ Law’s highly experiential 2.5-year curriculum, its professors, and the resources available from the library and the Office of Academic Success.

The Hon. Albert Diaz, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, accepted �鶹��Ƶ Law’s 2020 Leadership in the Law Award during a prerecorded segment of an online ceremony hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

Christopher Schroeder L’20 took first place in the inaugural Mock Opening Intern Competition for more than two dozen law students working over the summer at bases across the United States.

Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school student groups and committees.

The parent of a 2016 alumna of �鶹��Ƶ, Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will deliver remarks to graduates in the Class of 2020 in a December online ceremony.

“One does one's best work where one is really engaged and committed.” Dean Emeritus George R. Johnson, Jr. praised �鶹��Ƶ Law students and graduates while reflecting on his contributions to legal education in a video conversation recorded weeks before his passing. 

A towering figure in the North Carolina legal community, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., who shepherded �鶹��Ƶ Law through its first accreditation process with the American Bar Association, died November 15 following a lengthy illness.

Students on main campus and the School of Law celebrated the power of words and writing on The National Day on Writing.

A group of �鶹��Ƶ Law faculty, staff and students is sharing on a monthly basis what members are reading and watching as part of a desire to engage in important discussions on topics related to race and history.