Category: Faculty
“Armies of Enablers” virtual conference draws large audience
Hundreds of participants from around the globe watched the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s recent virtual conference on sexual abuse of athletes. Notable speakers included former football player Jon Vaughn, who survived sexual abuse by a doctor at the University of Michigan and Tiffany Thomas-Lopez, who survived sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, […]
Tanana appointed as Treasurer for the AALS Indian Nations and Indigenous People Section
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Wallace Stegner Center Research Fellow Heather Tanana has been appointed to serve as Treasurer for the AALS Indian Nations and Indigenous People Section. She will serve on the 2021 sections board. The Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities […]
College of Law unveils new Diversity and Antiracism Plan
Members of the legal profession can play an active role in making the world a more just place. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is unveiling its new Diversity and Antiracism Plan. Several stakeholders from the College of Law and legal community worked together […]
Law deans across the country unite to condemn attacks at U.S. Capitol
Today, 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner is among the leaders to sign on to the statement. The statement marks […]
Grant awarded to James E. Faust Law Library will expand access to legal information
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law has received a grant that will allow librarians to broaden public access to information about Utah laws. The LSTA Grant from the Utah State Library will support the digitization of the superseded Utah Code Annotated for the years that legal search tool Lexis Nexis does not […]
FACULTY: College of Law professors set to present at AALS
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is excited to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of American Law Schools. Thousands of law faculty, deans, administrators and scholars will gather virtually at the conference from Jan.5-9. The meeting serves as an opportunity to connect and collaborate with colleagues, discuss critical […]
Rosky to receive the 2021 Individual LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Clifford Rosky has been honored with the Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues 2021 Individual LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award. The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is proud to announce the winners of its 2021 section awards for excellence in legal education. The […]
George to receive SALT Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award
The Society of American Law Teachers Board of Governors has selected University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Erika George as the recipient of the 2020 SALT Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award. The organization is honoring George for her longstanding contributions in human rights work in the classroom and community —both domestically and abroad. […]
Law students help Cassell prep for Epstein arguments
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law student Alexander Allred didn’t flinch as he poked holes in a legal argument presented by his professor Paul Cassell earlier this week. No matter that Cassell is a former federal judge and a nationally renowned victim advocate—all factors that might intimidate the most confident of law students […]
Utah Tribal Relief Foundation SJQ Holiday Drive
Heather Tanana, Assistant Professor of Law and Wallace Stegner Center Research Fellow has teamed up with the Native American Law Student Association student organization in a holiday drive for the Navajo nation. They are also collecting items for tribal members in Skull Valley Band of Goshute, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Ute Mountain Ute, […]