In February, 3L Tierra Copeland participated in the D.C. Justice Lab’s Safety Summit 2022: Prevention over Punishment. This Black-led policy forum and safety summit called for a range of evidence-based, community-responsive policy changes that also reduce violence in the D.C. area. Copeland’s remarks at the event sought to educate the […]
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UDC Law’s Clinical Program ranked number five in Clinical Training in U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings
UDC Law’s Clinical Program has been ranked number five in Clinical Training in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings, released today.
Read MoreThree 2021 alums start nonprofit to increase access for minority students in professional spaces
Tonée Earle ’21, Pejumae Guscott ’21 and Nancy Thach ’21 have founded The Social Justice Movement, Ltd. (SJM), a nonprofit aimed at bridging the gap between minority persons and professional spaces (e.g., legal field, medical field, elected office, home ownership).
Read More3L Gloria Cannon carries on Deepwater Horizon work with Whistleblower Protection Clinic
While continuing her work from Spring 2021 to present in the Whistleblower Protection Clinic (WPC), UDC Law 3L Gloria Cannon is working with Congress to challenge the ongoing public health and environmental disaster resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreLibrary Technician William Thomas and 3L Francesca Bryce take home 2022 Founders’ Day awards
UDC Law staff member William Thomas and student Francesca Bryce took home awards at the 2022 University of the District of Columbia Founders’ Day convocation. Thomas, Library Tec
Read MoreRemembering Edgar Cahn, social justice champion and co-founder of UDC Law’s predecessor school
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) mourns the loss of Dr. Edgar S. Cahn, who – along with his late wife Jean Camper Cahn – co-founded the Antioch School of Law, a predecessor school to UDC Law.
Read MoreProf. Tianna Gibbs wins SALT Junior Faculty Award
Associate Professor Tianna Gibbs received the 2022 Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Junior Faculty Award in a virtual ceremony Jan. 7, 2022. The award honors a faculty member with seven or fewer years as a legal educator for their commitment to justice, equality and academic excellence in teaching, scholarship […]
Read More4L Akeem Earle selected as D.C. Bar Writer in Residence
Akeem Earle, 4L, has been selected as the 2022 D.C. Bar Writer in Residence, where he will produce content for the Bar’s multimedia channels through June 2022.
Read MoreFourth Annual UDC Law Gala raises over $130,000 toward scholarships, fellowships, bar prep
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, the District of Columbia School of Law Foundation hosted the Fourth Annual UDC Law Gala at the University of the District of Columbia Student Center Ballroom, raising $135,425 toward supporting students through tuition scholarships, fellowships and bar study programs. The funds raised at the gala came […]
Read MoreUDC Law included in Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowship Program expansion
UDC is among five law schools included in an expansion of the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship program.
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