Section: Impact
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Impact Fall 2020
With Gift to Law School Fund, Alumna Pays It Forward
“I believe in the power of education and am incredibly grateful for my experiences. Law school is a place that gathers people from so many different backgrounds and affords them a chance to make a great life.”
Impact Winter 2020
Law School Fund Donor Joins Alumna Mother in Cavaedium Society
Twenty years before Sophia Hudson, ’06, received her juris doctorate from Michigan Law, her mother, Lydie Arthos Hudson, ’86, walked across the commencement stage to receive her own. “My mother led a fulfilling career while raising four children and pursuing her many outside interests. She set the example for me, starting with a Michigan Law degree, and is my inspiration.”
Impact Fall 2020
Recent Gifts: Fall 2020
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.
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Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
In 2005, Bob Currie created the Robert J. Currie Scholarship Fund. Today, it prioritizes students who are veterans. Matthew Sierawski, ’18, was the first recipient under this new designation. We speak to Bob and Matthew about the opportunities they found through Michigan Law, the campus today, and the impact of scholarships on students who need them.
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Campaign Wrap-up
None of what we do at the Law School would be possible without the support of our alumni and friends. Private funding plays a crucial role in helping to attract the best and brightest students, recruit and retain a world-class faculty, and deliver the outstanding legal education for which Michigan Law is known.
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Recent Gifts: Winter 2020
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.
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Remembering a Friend: A Bond Forged in the Classroom and on the Basketball Court
Jim Stengel and Bev Bartow met John Schrashun during their first year of law school. Little did they know that Schrashun, whose friendship was central to their law school experience, would not be alive to celebrate their fifth reunion.
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An Alumnus’s Gift Celebrates the Life of His Father and Former Michigan Law Professor
“My Michigan training has held me in good stead, as it did for my dad. I find it meaningful to do anything I can to help provide scholarships for others to experience what we’ve had the opportunity to do.”
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Motivated by Gratitude, 1L Sweethearts Give Back to Michigan Law
“It was a time when hordes of young legal professionals couldn’t get jobs and had all these student loans—but coming from Michigan meant that we had our pick of jobs,” says Cara. “It was very true for me and especially for Aaron.”
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Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
Jeffrey Rubenstein, '66, created the Jeffrey and Susan Rubenstein Scholarship Fund to support students facing the same serious financial need that he did while attending Michigan Law. We speak to him and Simone Prince-Eichner, a recipient of the scholarship, about their experiences at Michigan Law.