Topic: On Campus
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Impact Winter 2025
Celebrating Three Decades of the Nannes 3L Challenge
In 1995, John Nannes, ’73, had an idea. Today, that idea—the Nannes 3L Challenge—continues to provide annual support to student organizations while fostering connections between classmates and bolstering philanthropy at Michigan Law.
Features Winter 2025
“To Veronica, With Love, Ben”
In 2022, Eddie Mears, ’16, discovered a box of his late grandmother’s belongings in Flint, Michigan, that included a faded photograph of a young Chinese man standing beside her in front of the former Alpha Lambda Chinese fraternity in Ann Arbor. Mears’s quest to learn more took him on a multiyear, trans-Pacific sleuthing expedition.
@UMICHLAW Summer 2025
Neel U. Sukhatme Begins Service as the Law School’s 19th Dean
On July 1, Neel U. Sukhatme joined the Michigan Law community as the David A. Breach Dean of Law and professor of law. The appointment, which the U-M Board of Regents approved on March 20, runs for a five-year renewable term. He succeeds Professor Kyle Logue, who served as interim dean from January 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
Impact Summer 2025
Roy Proffitt, Longtime Faculty Member and Administrator, Continues to Inspire Gifts to Michigan Law
The Law Quad has had no shortage of influential professors and administrators who have shaped generations of Michigan Law students. But even among that esteemed group, Roy Proffitt, JD ’46, LLM ’48, made an outsized contribution to the Law School community that continues to reverberate today.
Impact Summer 2025
Bruce K. Posey, ’77: Bridging Generations of Academic Achievement
Bruce Posey rose through the ranks as a general counsel and governance specialist at multiple companies throughout his career—and the springboard was Michigan Law.
Impact Summer 2025
Law Class of 1974 Celebrates 50th Reunion by Giving Back
Law Quadrangle spoke with members of the Class of 1974 to learn more about the inspiration for their gifts and why they remain connected with their classmates and the Michigan Law community.
@UMICHLAW Summer 2025
Student Project Draws on Professor Adams’s New Book to Highlight Integration Efforts in Detroit
As students in Professor Michelle Adams’s Race, Law and History class, Michelle Landry, ’24, and Victoria Pedri, a rising 3L, were so inspired by class readings on school desegregation that they launched a digital project to extend and share their learnings.
Cover Story Summer 2025
A Century of Argument and Advocacy: Campbell Moot Court Turns 100
For 100 years, Michigan Law students have participated in the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition, the annual student-run event that has given generations of participants insights into appellate advocacy.
Features Summer 2025
Where Does the Campbell Moot Court Question Come From?
The 1928 Campbell Moot Court case involved a plaintiff who had fought in World War I and property he had conveyed to his fiance, who later died of tuberculosis. In the subsequent decades, hypothetical cases have involved a variety of topics, often reflecting current legal issues of the day.
Features Summer 2025
Who Judges the Campbell Moot Court Competition?
Since its earliest years, the Campbell Moot Court Competition has welcomed a panel of notable judges to serve in the final round. Today’s competition relies on a large group—more than 70 this year—of legal practitioners, administrators, and faculty who grade the briefs and serve as judges in earlier rounds.