Law School
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February 9, 2020
UMMA gallery transforms into a courtroom for ‘Witness Lab’
A new courtroom installation and performance series that invites visitors to consider the relationship between performance and law will open at the U-M Museum of Art Feb. 15.
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September 9, 2019
Law School scholar started center to tackle mass incarceration
Years ago, it became clear to Amanda Alexander that it wouldn’t be possible to build a Detroit that works for everyone without addressing mass incarceration. The Detroit Justice Center was her solution.
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September 3, 2019
Passion projects: How schools and colleges plan to shape their year
From planning new facilities to launching public engagement initiatives, U-M’s 19 schools and colleges have a wide variety of plans to further research, enhance learning and impact society.
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December 5, 2018
Jeffries’ $33M gift dedicated to student support at Law School
Lisa and Christopher Jeffries have committed $33 million to the Law School, with the gift’s entirety dedicated to student support. The school’s South Hall will be renamed Jeffries Hall.
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June 6, 2018
Law School, Mcity launching journal for mobility legal issues
The Law School and Mcity are set to announce the launch of the Michigan Journal of Law and Mobility, dedicated to the complex legal issues at the intersection of mobility transformation and law.
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February 5, 2018
Unicorn in the Garden
On the morning of April 27, 1954, University of Michigan students reported numerous sightings of a unicorn in the central courtyard of the Law Quad.
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January 8, 2018
James Forman Jr. to discuss incarceration and black leaders
James Forman Jr., a Yale Law School professor and former public defender, will argue how the decisions of black leaders played a role in the mass incarceration of people of color.
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April 10, 2017
Law School student earns prestigious Luce Scholarship
Law School student Varun Aery will join 17 other scholars from across the country in the 2017-18 cohort of scholars in the prestigious Luce Scholarship Program.
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January 16, 2017
Institute of Continuing Legal Education names executive director
David R. Watson, former executive director for the New York State Bar Association, has been named executive director of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
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September 30, 2015
Law School’s Joan Larsen named Michigan Supreme Court justice
Joan Larsen, special counsel to the associate dean and lecturer II in the Law School, has been appointed a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court by Gov. Rick Snyder.
