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Iowa Law student awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship

Monday, June 3, 2024
Justin Rempe from University of Iowa College of Law has been awarded a Peggy Browning Fund fellowship in workplace justice advocacy. This summer he will be working at United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in Triangle, VA.
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Kevin Washburn to conclude his term as College of Law dean

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Kevin Washburn, who joined the University of Iowa College of Law as dean in 2018, has announced that he will step down from the position at the end of the year, effective on Dec. 31, 2024. During his tenure as dean, Washburn developed a vision for the College of Law as the “Writing Law School” and helped develop an ambitious new environmental law program known as the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative.

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Iowa Law School announces faculty appointment for Bethany Berger

Friday, June 14, 2024
The Iowa Law School is pleased to welcome Professor Bethany Berger—one of the nation’s foremost experts in federal Indian Law, widely read scholar of Property Law, and legal historian—to its faculty. Berger will begin her appointment as Alan D. Vestal Professor of Law in August 2024.
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Kate Melloy Goettel, expert in immigration litigation, joins Iowa Law School faculty

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The University of Iowa College of Law is pleased to announce that Kate Melloy Goettel, a national leader in immigration law and federal court practice, will join the faculty in August 2024.
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Samantha Barbas, legal historian and award-winning author, to join Iowa Law School faculty

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Iowa Law is pleased to announce that Samantha Barbas will join the Iowa Law School faculty in August. Barbas is a prominent scholar and presenter of legal and media history—with a focus on journalism, privacy, defamation, and the First Amendment—and the award-winning author of seven full-length books.

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Close of COL Summer 2024

Friday, August 9, 2024 (all day)
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COL August Intersession

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COL August Intersession

Sunday, August 18 to Friday, August 23, 2024 (all day)
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COL August Intersession

Monday, August 19 to Friday, August 23, 2024 (all day)
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Tuesday, August 20 to Friday, August 23, 2024 (all day)
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