Issue: Fall 2016
26 results
Impact Fall 2016
Michael Harrison, ’66: Supporting Equal Opportunity Through the Program in Race, Law, and History
Michael Harrison, ’66, has a deep-rooted sense of fairness. His grandfather, Glenwood Fuller, LLB 1913, always said women and people of color should have the same rights as white men. “He was ahead of his time,” Harrison says of the former Kent County (Michigan) Circuit Court judge.
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Carroll, Price, and Rauterberg Join Michigan Law Faculty
Three tenure-track professors with expertise in civil procedure, health innovation, and capital markets began teaching at the Law School this fall, each as an assistant professor of law.
Features Fall 2016
Friends, Fellowship, and Football
For decades, members of the Michigan Law faculty have been sitting together in Section 22 at Michigan Stadium. The tradition continues today, with emeritus and active faculty members watching the Wolverines from their perch above the 35-yard line.
Impact Fall 2016
Youth Law Fellowship Honors Fiza Quraishi, ’07
For young lawyers with a passion for helping disadvantaged children, pursuing such a career is limited by scarce job opportunities. A new fellowship will offer a gateway by bringing Michigan Law students to the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)—while honoring a woman who left an enormous legacy at both institutions.
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Dr. Mary Frances Berry Named 2016 Distinguished Alumna
Michigan Law has named Dr. Mary Frances Berry, PhD ’66, JD ’70, HLLD ’97, as a recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award, the Law School’s highest honor. Berry is one the nation’s leading activists for civil rights, gender equality, and social injustice.
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.
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@UMICHLAW: Fall 2016
Prof. Edward Cooper's clap out | Mich. governor signs Michigan Law clinic bills | Child Welfare Appellate Clinic scores three big wins | and more...
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.
In Practice Fall 2016
Roger Gregory, ’78: Chief Judge in Fourth Circuit
When teachers bring their students to visit Judge Roger Gregory’s chambers in Richmond, Virginia, he lets the students sit in the judge’s chair “to see what they might become,” he says. Those students also have the opportunity to see how far Gregory has risen—recently to the position of chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Features Fall 2016
Akilah Green, ’06: From the Conference Room to the Writers’ Room
A lawyer walks into a bar and tells the bartender, “I’m moving to L.A. to be a comedy writer…”. It’s not the setup for yet another lawyer joke. It’s Akilah Green’s career path, which has pointed toward Hollywood for decades.