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In Memoriam: Phillip I. Blumberg, Former UConn School of Law Dean Blumberg was a transformational leader, orchestrating the law school's 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 leadership transformed the campus, faculty, and reputation of the University of Connecticut School of Law ...

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) Copy Link In the unprecedented pandemic year of 2020, the students, faculty and staff of the UConn Sc...

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 Human Rights and a professor of law and anthropology at UConn School of Law, talking with students at ...