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In an exciting development, the University of Connecticut School of Law is uniting several of its legal clinics into one unit on campus.   By acquiring a campus building known as MacKenzie Hall, UConn plans to further its legal education and student engagement in “real world legal experience.”           Recent approvals from state officials have allowed…

Droney, a former West Hartford mayor, U.S. Attorney and U.S. District Judge, retired as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in January 2020.

Friends, colleagues and former students of John Brittain gathered Thursday evening at the UConn School of Law to celebrate the achievements of the longtime professor who worked closely on education and equity.

The triple Husky (BA, MA, and JD) is navigating challenges from COVID-19 to helping private-sector workers save for retirement

The new center will support policy-focused scholarship, host events, and advise efforts toward reform

In Memoriam: Phillip I. Blumberg, Former UConn School of Law Dean Blumberg was a transformational leader, orchestrating the law schools move to its present campus and recruiting top faculty members. Phillip I. Blumberg, dean of the UConn School of Law from 1974 to 1984, at his desk in 2004. He taught for several years after he stepped down and continued to write into his 90s. (UConn Photo) Copy Link Phillip I. Blumberg, the former Wall Street lawyer whose vision and leaders...

UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson joined 156 other law school deans in a statement condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The statement, released Jan. 12, 2021, follows: We are deans of a diverse range of law schools across the country. We do not use our […]

2020 at UConn Law: A Year to Remember In the unprecedented pandemic year of 2020, the students, faculty and staff of the UConn School of Law found challenges, courage and a few precious silver linings. The law school welcomed a new dean, Eboni S. Nelson, who was appointed in March, just before the COVID-19 virus forced the law school to close the campus. […] The challenges of 2020 forced the UConn Law community to adapt to a new normal. (Molly Sullivan / Composite Image) C...

Richard Ashby Wilson Named Faculty Dean at UConn Law Human rights scholar Richard Ashby Wilson has been named associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life at the UConn School of Law. “Professor Wilson is an excellent interdisciplinary scholar and teacher and an outstanding institutional service member,” Dean Eboni S. Nelson said, announcing the appointment. “I look forward to working with him as we […] Richard Ashby Wilson, the Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Hu...