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Faculty Highlights – October 2019
Butler Snow Lecturer and Professor of Law Mercer Bullard has his article "Crowdfunding's Culture of Noncompliance: An Empirical Analysis" accepted for publication in the Lewis & Clark Law Review. The…Continued
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Upcoming Conference At UM to Examine History of Mass Incarceration
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, a higher rate of incarceration than anywhere else in the industrialized world. On a state level,…Continued
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UM Law, Business Schools Launch Concurrent Degree Program
OXFORD, Miss. – For graduates with expertise in both law and business, there's almost no limit on career choices. The University of Mississippi is offering an opportunity for students to…Continued
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Faculty Highlights – September 2019
The University of Mississippi School of Law's Air and Space program stayed in the news during a discussion of crime in space. Slate and The Verge spoke with Michelle Hanlon…Continued
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Faculty Highlights – August 2019
Professor of Law, Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, and Faculty Athletics Representative Ron Rychlak oversaw the annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS), in Boca…Continued
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Law Alumna Kimberly Russell Helps Put Family First Initiative into Action
OXFORD, Miss. – In Mississippi, nearly 5,000 children are in foster care and of those, 82 percent were brought into custody of Child Protection Services because of neglect. Each year,…Continued
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Faculty Highlights – July 2019
Michelle Hanlon, air and space law instructor, research counsel and associate director of the Center for Air and Space Law, was featured in an article by Politico earlier this month.…Continued
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Inaugural Mississippi Education Law Conference Informs Nearly 100 Participants
OXFORD, Miss. – Conversations about Mississippi charter schools and free speech on campuses were among the highlights of the Mississippi Education Law Conference earlier this month at the University of…Continued
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Faculty Highlights – June 2019
Michelle Hanlon, air and space law instructor, research counsel and associate director of the Center for Air and Space Law, has been appointed Chair of the International Committee of the…Continued
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UM Law Alum Oliver Diaz Documents his Travels Around the World
OXFORD, Miss. – A law degree can open a door to so many opportunities. For Oliver Diaz, a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, a storied career…Continued
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UM Law Student Making a Difference in Uganda with International Justice Mission
OXFORD, Miss. – Ali Roberson knew she wanted to pursue a career where she could help others. The second-year University of Mississippi law student from Dallas earned her bachelor's degree…Continued
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Macey Edmondson Honored for Student Service with the University’s Access Award
OXFORD, Miss. - Each year, University of Mississippi students who utilize Student Disability Services recognize faculty and staff members who go above and beyond in their support of students with…Continued