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@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
@UMICHLAW: Spring/Summer 2018
Professor Sam Gross retires | Cook Professors honored | LAW Breaks students volunteer | and more...
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Students Study and Experience Law and Economic Development in India
“People have a lot of perceptions about India,” Professor Vikramaditya Khanna says. “But when you go there, the thing that strikes you is the non-stop activity.” In recent years, Khanna has taught Michigan Law students about how India’s policies and laws are shaping that growth. This year, he took it a step further by taking students from his Law and Economic Development in India seminar on a trip to his birthplace during winter recess.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2017
Learning by Doing: Students Assist with Real-Life Workplace Law Issues
While raising the minimum wage around the country has become a well-known political and legal battle, many people are being paid 40 cents an hour—or even less. And it’s perfectly legal. This so-called “subminimum wage” is paid to people who have physical and mental impairments. An organization called Disability Rights Texas decided to push back, and they did so with the help of students in an innovative Michigan Law class.
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Reunion 2017
“Reunion is a powerful reminder that the Michigan Law community extends far beyond the halls of the Quad,” says Janice Glander, executive director of annual and reunion giving.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2017
Recent Publications Highlight Breadth of Michigan Law Faculty
Michigan Law faculty are leaders in their disciplines, which run the gamut from business law to blood feuds. Apart from their teaching and research, the Law School’s faculty also are prolific and diverse writers, as evidenced by recent publications.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2017
Not Your Father’s (or Mother’s) Clinic: A Conversation with David Santacroce
Michigan Law’s commitment to producing well-rounded, career-ready lawyers with real practice experience dates back to the launch of our first legal clinic in 1969. The Law Quadrangle recently sat down with David Santacroce, associate dean for experiential education, to discuss how the Law School’s experiential education program has evolved in 45-plus years. The bottom line: “It’s not what you remember,” says Santacroce. “It’s much bigger and much better.”
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Inaugural Fiza Quraishi Fellow Begins Work at NCYL
As Fiza Quraishi’s Michigan Law classmates gathered to celebrate their 10-year reunion in September, the inaugural recipient of the Fellowship created in her memory began working at the National Center for Youth and Law (NCYL) in Oakland, California.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2017
Pediatric Residents Join Michigan Law Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic
Melissa* was at wit’s end. Her daughter Olivia’s school district did not agree that special accommodations were necessary for the little girl, who has a feeding disorder and needs reminders and encouragement to help her eat and use the bathroom.
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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.
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Equal Justice Works Fellows Advocate for Underserved Communities
Equal Justice Works is the nation’s largest post-graduate public interest fellowship program—and one of the most prestigious. The two-year program matches recent graduates who are passionate about public interest work with organizations that need their talents.