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Students experienced real-world issues in international law

UMass Law Professor Justine Dunlap joined the executive committee of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission.

Nichols becomes the 16th institution to offer a joint undergraduate and UMass Law degree in six years

With conversational and generative AI systems like ChatGPT on the rise, Professor Sylvia gave a talk on the ramifications of using artificial intelligence in the professional sphere.

Professor Owens recently published a new Article in a special issue of Frontiers in Sociology on Ethnography in the Open Science and Digital Age. The Article, Encountering Deception in Virtual Spaces: Guidelines for Virtual Ethnography, draws from an experience of deception in virtual fieldwork and considers implications for those designing methodologies for virtual ethnographies.

80% first time pass rate on July 2023 Massachusetts Bar Exam among best in state

Duncan and Tocci publish a paper on the use of silence in legal history.

Professor Owens recently published a discussion-based activity she developed to help students learn more about the function and concepts of law and society. The exercise encourages students to build a new ‘court’ in the classroom which will adjudicate the excuses that students communicate to instructors.

Sam Panarella, professor of Law and former Executive Director of the Max S. Baucus Institute, named Dean

Graduates prepared to pursue justice for all

Professor Owens was invited to serve as a judge in Harvard Law School’s inaugural mock trial tournament. The tournament brought together 24 mock trial teams from law schools across the country.

Also reached #1 ranking among New England law schools in the same metric