Topic: On Campus
245 results
Impact Spring 2017
James Phillipp, ’66: Supporting Legal History and Scholarly Research
With the James G. Phillipp Law Professorship Fund, James Phillipp, ’66, supports a subject that is of personal interest and shares his gratitude to Michigan Law for setting him on his path to a fulfilling career. “I have always been interested in history of all kinds. Even more so now that I have retired to a spot where Ponce de León was quite possibly trooping through my yard some 500 years ago.”
@UMICHLAW Fall 2017
Michigan Law Alumni Recognized as U-M Volunteer Leaders
John Nannes, ’73, and Irving Stenn Jr., ’55, are recipients of the 2017 Hermelin Awards, the University’s highest honor recognizing alumni volunteers.
Impact Fall 2017
Quaife, ’78: Providing Disadvantaged Students with Access to a Michigan Law Education
“My parents instilled in me the value of a good education,” she says. “My father, Donald Quaife, ’36, paved the way for me.” With a significant bequest that she documented recently, Nancy Quaife, ’78, follows in her father’s footsteps by paving the way for the next generation of law students.
Features Fall 2017
The Wide-Reaching Legacy of Professor L. Hart Wright
After Michigan Law Professor L. Hart Wright's daughter Robin published “My Last Conversation with My Father” in the June 17 edition of The New Yorker, it triggered an outpouring of memories and fondness from Professor Wright's former students.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2017
African American Alumni Reunion: Reconnecting with Classmates and Michigan Law
The second African American Alumni Reunion, held March 24–26, increased the size of 2014’s inaugural run, while retaining the same spirit of excitement to be home in the Law Quad and eagerness to stay connected.
Impact Spring 2017
Record-Setting Reunion Giving
Classes celebrating milestone reunions were exceptionally generous in 2016. While many classes met and even exceeded their reunion class-giving goals, the Classes of 1966 and 2006 shattered records for revenue raised and participation.
@UMICHLAW
Jentes, ’56, and Bogaard, ’65, Named Michigan Law Distinguished Alumni
William Jentes, ’56, and William Bogaard, ’65, are recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award, the Law School’s highest honor.
Impact
Recent Gifts: Fall 2017
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.
Briefs Spring 2017
University Bicentennial Colloquium Features Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Susanne Baer, LLM ’93
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Justice Susanne Baer, LLM ’93, of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, headlined the first President’s Bicentennial Colloquium, “The Future University Community,” during a January visit to campus.
Briefs
News in Brief: Fall 2017
Michigan Law hosts 11th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat | 3Ls Win Detroit Bar Association’s Legal Scholar Writing Contest | and more...