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Among medium-sized colleges and universities, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ ranked No. 16 for the number of Peace Corps volunteers it produced in 2017. Last year, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law launched a new fellows program to help returned Peace Corps volunteers become lawyers. 

The longtime associate dean for experiential education and leadership stepped down from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law in January after joining The Citadel in South Carolina as assistant provost for leadership and department head of Leadership Studies.

An article by Associate Professor Andy Haile in a forthcoming issue of the University of Richmond Law Review points to the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act as a possible defense for conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in some, but not all, wars.

Several student groups have organized programs from Feb. 19-24 to showcase the impact and importance of diversity in the legal profession.

Representatives from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law will be in Charlotte on Saturday, February 24, for the Mecklenburg County Bar's 12th annual program "designed to encourage diverse students to explore a career in the legal profession."

Abby Deese, a reference librarian at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, travels to Illinois in April for professional development and networking opportunities at the 2018 American Association of Law Librarians Leadership Academy.

The executive board and class representatives will help lead a governing body that serves as the umbrella organization for other law school organizations and committees.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Law scholars Catherine Dunham and David Levine believe it will take the courage of young people to speak out against demeaning comments by their peers and colleagues to fully attack sexual harrassment in the workplace.

Melissa Duncan '06 L'09, Jennifer Gibert Mencarini, and Aisa Turman have assumed new titles and roles in the Office of Career & Student Development.

Chris Leupold, Isabella Cannon Professor of Leadership, will be working with the Journal of Leadership Education.