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UM Law Student Awarded Grant for International Law Weekend

OXFORD, Miss. - Crawford Moore isn’t just studying the law to make a difference in his home state and country, but also the world – and beyond. The second year…Continued

UM Law Associate Dean Sandra Cox-McCarty Honored with CLEO EDGE Award

OXFORD, Miss. – Sandra Cox-McCarty, associate dean for administration and diversity initiatives in the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been honored nationally for her equality and diversity initiatives…Continued

UM Law School to Host Tribute to Sen. Thad Cochran

OXFORD, Miss. – Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran has left a lasting legacy on the University of Mississippi, as well as the state and nation. To honor his many contributions to…Continued

Assistant Law Dean to Lead National Student Affairs Organization

OXFORD, Miss. – Macey Edmondson, assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals. She…Continued

Symposium on Opioid Crisis Brings Law and Pharmacy Together

OXFORD, Miss. – More than 115 people die each day in the United States from opioid overdoses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. These statistics constitute a crisis,…Continued

UM Schools of Law and Pharmacy to Host Symposium on Opioid Crisis

OXFORD, Miss. - The School of Law collaborated with the School of Pharmacy to host an education symposium October 5 on An Interprofessional Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Mississippi. The event…Continued

School of Law Introduces Living-Learning Community

OXFORD, Miss. – Ten freshmen at the University of Mississippi will begin their legal education early through the School of Law Living-Learning Community. This is the inaugural year of the program, which will…Continued

UM Law Graduates Pass Mississippi Bar Exam Well Above State Average

OXFORD, Miss. – Graduates of the University of Mississippi School of Law who were first-time takers of the Mississippi Bar Examination passed at a rate of 73.7 percent for the July 2018…Continued

The UM School of Law Announces New Air and Space Law Directors

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law has two new faculty members with a wealth of experience to lead its groundbreaking education and research program in air…Continued

UM Law School to Host Originalism Debate in Constitution Day Observance

OXFORD, Miss. – On Sept. 17, 231 years ago, delegates who had been meeting in Philadelphia that summer made their work public, signing the U.S. Constitution and proposing it for…Continued

UM Law Professor Ron Rychlak to Lead National Academic Organization

[caption id="attachment_23184" align="alignleft" width="250"] Ron Rychlak Law Faculty....Photo by Harry Briscoe[/caption] OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi law professor will lead an organization representing more than 100 institutions as…Continued

UM Law Student Selected as ABA Liaison

Rising 2L Anne Karen Tolbert has been selected as the 2018-2019 Student Liaison for the American Bar Association Forum on Air & Space Law. Tolbert is currently enrolled in the…Continued