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Issue: Spring/Summer 2023

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Exterior detail of Reading Room Tower Exterior detail of Reading Room Tower

Briefs Spring/Summer 2023

News in Brief: Spring/Summer 2023

News and updates from the Law Quad.

University of Michigan Gymnast performing a routine University of Michigan Gymnast performing a routine

Cover Story Spring/Summer 2023

Athletes as Entrepreneurs

With recent changes to NCAA rules, student-athletes now have the opportunity to earn income from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) through third-party deals. At U-M, members of the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic are at the forefront of NIL work, helping student-athletes understand the laws and start their own businesses. 

University of Michigan athletic Students in a classroom University of Michigan athletic Students in a classroom

Features Spring/Summer 2023

The Business of College Sports

Name, image, likeness (NIL)—three words that have created enormous changes for student-athletes and collegiate sports. We spoke with two Michigan Law alumni—one historically in favor and one against compensation for athletes—who have engaged on this topic over the past several years in friendly debate with each other.

Students visited Sylvester Manor, a plantation built by slaves whose history precedes the American Revolution. Students visited Sylvester Manor, a plantation built by slaves whose history precedes the American Revolution.

Features Spring/Summer 2023

Slavery’s Legacy in Architecture and Law

Slavery and the Built Environment, a Problem Solving Initiative class taught by Luis C.deBaca, ’93, examined the historical narrative of monuments in the US, including those with racist legacies. Students in the fall 2022 semester examined the history of Sylvester Manor to better understand how land use and regulation of supply chains have been shaped by slavery and its legacies. 

Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87 Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87

Impact Spring/Summer 2023

Alumna Establishes International Scholarship for LLM Students

Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87, credits Michigan Law with helping to forge her career path—and intends to pay it forward through a new scholarship that will benefit international students. 

Lynda and Joe Zengerle Lynda and Joe Zengerle

Impact

At Michigan Law, Good Times Never Seemed So Good

Even before their first 1L class, Lynda and Joe Zengerle were an anomaly among their classmates: they were married to each other. Now more than 50 years removed from those halcyon days in Ann Arbor, Lynda and Joe remain as steadfast a team as ever—and steadfast supporters of the institution they love. 

Paul and Sylvia Bateman Paul and Sylvia Bateman

Impact

Fundraising Effort Connects Michigan Law’s Past and Future

For Paul and Sylvia Bateman, Michigan Law’s Black Alumni Reunion is a chance to gather with their classmates and meet other alumni—and an opportunity to support the next generation of Black students in the Quad.

Ray and Sarah Kepner Ray and Sarah Kepner

Impact

Like Father, Like Daughter: U-M Family Funds New Scholarship

One of the proudest moments for Ray Kepner, ’77, was watching his daughter Sarah Kepner Hamilton graduate from Michigan Law in 2005. In honor of this family legacy, Kepner and Hamilton have jointly established a new scholarship fund to benefit future generations at the Law School.