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Public Need For Healthy Food Should Drive Agricultural Law and Policy
University of Arkansas law professor Susan Schneider argues that U.S. agricultural law and policy should focus on the sustainable production and delivery of healthy food to consumers rather than solely assuring the economic vitality of the agricultural industry.
Read More. . .Stacy Leeds – A Woman Who Leads the Way
Stacy Leeds knows what it is to be a leader and a mentor; she has been one her entire adult life. And if you spend some time talking with her, you will find that leadership is something that seems to come to her naturally. There is a confidence in the way she speaks that makes you realize this is someone who is used to speaking up and getting results.
American Bar Association to Honor Cynthia Nance for Advancing Diversity in Law
The former dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law will receive the American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award for promoting a more racially and ethnically diverse legal profession. Cynthia E. Nance, who now serves as the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas, will be recognized at the American Bar Association midyear meeting in New Orleans on Feb. 4. — Dec. 8, 2011
Law School Dean Leeds Named to National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar named University of Arkansas School of Law Dean Stacy L. Leeds to a national commission that will undertake a forward-looking, comprehensive evaluation of the Interior Department’s trust management of nearly $4 billion in Native American trust funds. — Dec. 5, 2011
School of Law Named 18th Best Value in Legal Education
The National Jurist ranked the University of Arkansas School of Law the 18th "Best Value" among American law schools. The School of Law is one of only 20 law schools to earn a grade of "A" for offering a quality legal education at an affordable price. — Nov. 10, 2011
School of Law Mourns Loss of Alumnus Stanley Reed
Stanley E. Reed, former chairman of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees died Friday morning, July 15, following a car accident near Augusta.
Schools of Law, Social Work Partner on Internship
The University of Arkansas School of Law and School of Social Work have come together to form an innovative interdisciplinary program. The newly formed law and social work services program brings graduate social work students to the law school’s juvenile justice program to participate in internships.
Leadership Is the Theme as University Awards Four Honorary Degrees
A spiritual leader, a civil rights pioneer, and two leaders in Arkansas higher education will receive honorary degrees from the University of Arkansas during the All-University Commencement on Saturday, May 14, in Bud Walton Arena.
Graduating Students to Hear Variety of Speakers During 2011 Commencement
Three prominent Arkansans will receive honorary degrees and address graduating students during the University of Arkansas All-University Commencement ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Bud Walton Arena.
Law Professorship Honors Legacy of Lieutenant Governor, War Hero Nathan Gordon
In 1995, Nathan Gordon, one of the University of Arkansas School of Law’s most illustrious graduates, established a $250,000 gift through his estate plans to endow the Nathan G. Gordon Professorship. The Gordon Professorship will be awarded to a law professor who demonstrates a commitment to law, excellence and public service, traits that the scholarship’s namesake exemplified..
Constitutional Law Expert to Examine Judicial Elections
One of the nation’s foremost authorities in the areas of constitutional law and professional responsibility, Ronald D. Rotunda, will lecture on judicial elections and ethics at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the School of Law. The talk is free and open to the public and will qualify for one hour of free ethics credit in continuing legal education for Arkansas.
Arkansas Law Review Symposium on Judicial Elections, Nov. 12
The Arkansas Law Review is pleased to announce the Arkansas Law Review 2010 Symposium on Judicial Elections, which will take place at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the School of Law. The symposium will feature a panel discussion between Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert Brown and Arkansas Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Ron Rotunda, the Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Chapman University School of Law. The panel will be followed immediately by a reception in the Six Pioneers room.
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