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Black Law Students Association Moot Court Team wins Best Petitioner Brief Award in first appearance at the event
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Professor Owens led a workshop to help local New Bedford entrepreneurs with the legal challenges of starting a business.
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Ranks 3rd in U.S. for enrollment growth while setting record high LSATs and UGPAs and maintaining the smallest class sizes and most affordable tuition of any MA law school
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UMass Law Adjunct faculty member Judge George Phelan looks back on an accomplished year.
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UMass Law Associate Dean Shaun Spencer informs emerging debates over the appropriate regulation of privacy, technology, and information policy
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In 2022, UMass Law reached record high LSATs and UGPAs while expanding enrollment, adding 3+3 programs, and pursuing justice
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Professor Margaret Drew was invited to participate in a series of discussions hosted by the American Bar Association in honor of World Aids Day.
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UMass Law’s Shaun Spencer presented on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the history of US surveillance regulation.
Professor Margaret Drew presented at Pepperdine Law School for the bi- annual Lextern National Conference.
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Agreement to allow BSU students to earn undergrad and law degrees in six years
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Professor Hillary Farber presented her latest article at the International Workshop on Immigration Detention at the University of A Coruña, Spain.
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Professor Margaret Drew attended the invitation-only ceremonial signing of a bill that eliminates child marriage in Massachusetts.
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