The University of Iowa - College of Law

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Class of 2023

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8:1

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Iowa Law Achieves Outstanding Bar Passage Rate in Iowa

Friday, September 13, 2024

By Hannah Huston

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Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative - Fall Events Lineup

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative

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Introducing New ISBA Presidents: Nickolaus Cabrera and Jude Hagerman

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

By Maddie Schwarck

Events

Boston Law Fair

Saturday, September 14, 2024 1:00pm to 4:00pm

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College of Law Football Cookout (vs. Troy)

Saturday, September 14, 2024 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Boyd Law Building

The Monk and the Gun Film Screening w/popcorn

Sunday, September 15, 2024 3:30pm to 5:30pm

FilmScene (Chauncey)

The Monk and the Gun is a Bhutanese film set in 2006 during the country's transition from a constitutional monarchy to a democracy. The film explores this period through intertwined narratives: a young monk tasked with finding a gun for his lama, an American searching for a historic firearm, and villagers navigating their first democratic election. These stories unfold against Bhutan's stunning landscapes and a society encountering modernity and Western culture for the first time while...