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@UMICHLAW Spring 2016
Kaiser-Jarvis Named Assistant Dean for International Affairs
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis—a lawyer and longtime international higher education administrator—has been named the Law School’s assistant dean for international affairs. “I’m thrilled to join Michigan Law’s international team,” says Kaiser-Jarvis.
Impact Fall 2016
Recent Gifts: Fall 2016
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
Features Fall 2016
The Origins of Law School Senior Day
A man who would be immortalized by Tom Hanks many years later was the speaker at the first Senior Day of the University of Michigan Law School. That was 50 years ago, on May 12, 1966. I know. I was there.
Impact Spring 2016
Barnhill, ’68: A Model Lawyer, a Grateful Client, a Scholarship Fund
There should be more lawyers like Charles “Chuck” Barnhill, says his longtime friend and former client, Wayne Kennedy. So Kennedy created a scholarship fund at Michigan Law to help train the next generation of lawyers at the place that trained Barnhill.
Features Spring 2016
A Lively Chat About Michigan Law History with Legendary Faculty Members
Yale Kamisar would like to set the record straight, once and for all. Yes, yes, he threw a book and broke a student’s glasses. Yes, he paid to have the glasses fixed. But it was one book, one time, thrown to make a point about the case of a husband flinging a beer mug at his wife while she held a lit lamp—and the student seemed willfully disinclined to understand the professor’s point.
Features Spring 2016
Veterans on the Law Quad: Stories of Service
Alexis Bailey, 2L, and Mir Ali, ’09, were already loyal to the country and to the military before the terrorist attacks. Afterward, their support only grew. Read more about their journeys and the launch of the new Veterans Legal Clinic.
Impact Spring 2016
Recent Gifts: Spring 2016
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
Impact Fall 2016
Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
"During my second year, my family had some financial difficulties. I went to Dean Roy Proffitt, JD ’48, LLM ’56, to inquire if any financial aid was available. Without fanfare or embarrassment, he provided some needed assistance. I vowed that, when I was able, I would try to give others help similar to that which I had received."
@UMICHLAW Fall 2016
Douglas A. Kahn Collegiate Professorship: Alumni Return a Professor’s Investment in Them
In honor of the Law School’s longest-teaching professor, and one of its most influential, the U-M Board of Regents has approved the creation of the Douglas A. Kahn Collegiate Professorship. Professor Kyle Logue has been named the inaugural chairholder.
Briefs Spring 2016
News in Brief: Spring 2016
SFF Auction raises more than $59k | Record-breaking exonerations | Mini-seminars bring students into faculty homes for small group discussions | and more...