Catherine Kim Receives Eric K. Yamamoto Emerging Scholar Award
Civil rights scholars in the United States never lack new, wide-ranging social justice issues and cases to study. UNC School of Law Assistant Professor Catherine Kim focuses on the role that...
View ArticleAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Recognizes Ortbahn 3L's Award-Winning Paper
Some analysts expect the recent drop in oil prices to double the number of bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry. 3L Kate Ortbahn’s award-winning paper about issues in such bankruptcies is not only...
View ArticleWhen the White House Calls: Remus Tapped as Senior Ethics Counsel
This article originally appeared in the Spring-Summer 2016 issue of Carolina Law. It’s not every day that a UNC School of Law faculty member gets a call from White House Counsel Neil Eggleston, but...
View ArticleWhere Law Meets Creativity: A Q&A with Intellectual Property Law Expert...
This article originally appeared in the Spring-Summer 2016 issue of Carolina Law. Deborah R. Gerhardt is an associate professor at UNC School of Law, specializing in the intersection of law and...
View ArticleLau Researches Benefits of Delay in South Africa’s Same-Sex Marriage Case
This article originally appeared in the Spring-Summer 2016 issue of Carolina Law. When a court finds a government has violated a constitutional right, how soon should a remedy be implemented? Right...
View ArticleGibson '76 Honored with Multiple Awards
S. Elizabeth Gibson '76 receives the Jefferson Award from Chancellor Carol L. Folt. Photo by Jon Gardiner. In April, S. Elizabeth Gibson ’76, Burton Craige Professor of Law, received one of the...
View ArticlePro Bono Program Announces 2016 Publico Awards
From left, Jones, Frost, Taylor, Mansour, Gardner, Chelsea Parish 2L, President of ELPS, and Everett. The Pro Bono Board awarded the 2016 recipients of the Pro Bono Publico Awards at the annual Pro...
View ArticleTop Law Journals to Publish Erika Wilson’s Papers on Affirmative Active and...
Erika K. Wilson With many Southern school districts no longer supervised by federal courts regarding desegregation, some suburban districts are essentially re-segregating by withdrawing from county...
View ArticleThomas Presents Research Findings at U.S. Department of Treasury
Kathleen Thomas Applying the psychology of taxpayer behavior could increase compliance with tax laws, and U.S. Department of Treasury officials have more insight on strategies, thanks to research by...
View ArticleUNC Study Reveals Corporate Board and Executive Management Diversity in 50...
The diversity of members of corporate boards in North Carolina has not significantly increased in recent years and lags the diversity of Fortune 500 boardrooms, according to data released by the UNC...
View ArticleCE3: Effecting Environmental Change Through Scholarship, Collaborations and...
“Erin Brockovich,” the 2000 biographical movie about the woman who crusaded for a safe public water supply in her California city, fueled Kristin Brunn’s interest in the environment. Later, as an...
View ArticleSchool Announces Faculty Awards
Dean Martin Brinkley, Professor Erika Wilson, Professor Elizabeth Gibson, Professor Mark Weidemaier. Photo by Tom Fuldner. UNC School of Law presented three awards to distinguished faculty on...
View ArticleCatherine Kim Receives Eric K. Yamamoto Emerging Scholar Award
Civil rights scholars in the United States never lack new, wide-ranging social justice issues and cases to study. UNC School of Law Assistant Professor Catherine Kim focuses on the role that...
View ArticleAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Recognizes Ortbahn 3L's Award-Winning Paper
Some analysts expect the recent drop in oil prices to double the number of bankruptcies in the oil and gas industry. 3L Kate Ortbahn’s award-winning paper about issues in such bankruptcies is not only...
View ArticleLau Researches Benefits of Delay in South Africa’s Same-Sex Marriage Case
This article originally appeared in the Spring-Summer 2016 issue of Carolina Law. When a court finds a government has violated a constitutional right, how soon should a remedy be implemented? Right...
View ArticleCarolina Law Achieves Historic $1M Annual Fund Milestone
For the first time in the history of UNC School of Law, the Carolina Law Annual Fund exceeded $1 million for the 2016 fiscal year. This historic milestone represents more than a 20% increase over the...
View ArticleCarolina Law Welcomes Six New Faculty Members and Names New Chair Appointments
UNC School of Law is pleased to welcome six new full-time faculty members this semester. The new faculty include: Kevin Bennardo Clinical Associate Professor of Law (RRWA/WLRC) Kevin Bennardo teaches...
View ArticleJane Perkins '81 to Receive the 2016 Kutak-Dodds Prize from the National...
On September 29 in Washington, D.C, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) will present the Kutak-Dodds Prize to National Health Law (NHeLP) Legal Director Jane Perkins ’81....
View ArticleCE3 Names Inaugural Advisory Board
The Center for Climate, Energy, Environment and Economics (CE3) at UNC School of Law announced the members of its inaugural board of advisors on Oct. 18. The 22-member advisory board is comprised of...
View ArticleCE3 Hosts Webinar on Law, Policy, and the Future of Solar Financing-Oct. 24...
UNC School of Law’s Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics (CE3), UNC School of Law’s Center for Banking and Finance, and UNC School of Government’s Environmental Finance Center...
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