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Law school faculty and administrators hosted a May 3 program to honor students for their outstanding academic performances.

Students and colleagues at a celebration of life praised Michael L. Rich, the university's Maurice Jennings Emerging Scholar and an associate professor who died in December, for his selflessness, his passion for teaching and research, and his deep love of family.  

Associate Professor David S. Levine was an invited speaker on April 20 at a program in Minnesota attended by legal practitioners and scholars with an interest in intellectual property.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Alumni Association recognized Kristin Thompson Seum '10 L'13, Jim Grant L’12, Adrianne Edmonds Poe L'11 and Angelique Ryan L'16 for contributions to their professions, their communities, and their alma mater during Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students, alumni, faculty and staff will gather in the law library on Tuesday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m. to reflect on the legacy of a beloved professor and colleague who died in December.

The Environmental and Animal Law Society has coordinated programs leading up to April 22, a worldwide day of celebration of environmental protections and the preservation of natural resources.

In her visit to Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law for a Distinguished Leadership Lecture, Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas called for renewed pride in the United States as part of a larger strategy to address social and economic woes that have led to today's political climate.

For the Hon. Albert Diaz, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the best lawyers know how to write concise briefs, keep their arguments simple and - as he explained at an awards banquet for Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s Seventh Annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition - don’t take themselves too seriously.

The North Carolina Bar Association’s 2017 Law Student Group Pro Bono Award recognizes efforts at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law to help regional attorneys who represent asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries.

The March 31 article by a reporter in McClatchy's Washington D.C. bureau was featured by more than two dozen of the media company's news outlets around the country.