Iowa Law News

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Iowa Law reinstates Faculty Fellowship program

Monday, September 28, 2020
The University of Iowa College of Law reinstated the Iowa Law Faculty Fellowship program this year, welcoming Professor Phoebe Jean-Pierre as Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Law for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Women of the UI law school mourn RBG, reflect on gender identity

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Women at the University of Iowa law school, both students and professors, reflect on how their identity as a woman affects their place in the legal world in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
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Iowa Supreme Court Day goes virtual

Monday, September 14, 2020
Every year since the inaugural Supreme Court Day was held in 1928, talented Iowa Law students have argued in front of Iowa Supreme Court Justices during Supreme Court Day. This year it was virtual.
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Iowa Law nearly doubles the number of Hawkeyes in its entering class

Thursday, September 10, 2020
When Kevin Washburn arrived as the University of Iowa College of Law’s new dean two years ago, he was surprised by the low number of Iowa undergraduates staying at Iowa for law school. The vow to improve local recruitment efforts resulted in a dramatic increase in 2020.
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Iowa Law raises diversity in entering class, highest ever

Thursday, September 10, 2020
With the start of the semester, the University of Iowa College of Law in Iowa City, Iowa, welcomed one of the most ethnically diverse classes in its 155-year history. Collins Byrd, assistant dean for admissions, announced that 24.6 percent of the members of the incoming class are people of color, eclipsing the previous high of 23.6 percent in 1992’s incoming class.

Upcoming Events

Labor Day (No classes)

Monday, September 2, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
University holiday: no classes and offices are closed.
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Supreme Court Day 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
The University of Iowa College of Law will celebrate Supreme Court Day, the College’s oldest tradition, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. The event commemorates National Constitution Day. Schedule TBD. The Iowa Supreme Court justices will hear student oral arguments in a moot case matching the top 3L advocates from last spring’s Van Oosterhout and Baskerville competitions, in addition to hearing public oral arguments. On Friday evening, Iowa Supreme Court Justices will join law students and faculty...

Business Law CLE Seminar

Friday, September 6, 2024 8:00am to 5:00pm
Boyd Law Building

MINK Law Day 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 2:30pm to 6:00pm
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Journal of Corporation Law's 50th Anniversary Symposium

Friday, September 13, 2024 7:00am to 4:00pm
Boyd Law Building
Join the Journal of Corporation Law in Levitt Auditorium on Sept. 13 for a virtual screening of their Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium taking place in New York City! As the nation's oldest student-published corporate law journal, this historic symposium will feature four panels with 16 renowned scholars throughout the day, along with a keynote speech from Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT. JCL will provide lunch in Levitt at 12:45 p.m. CT...

Boston Law Fair

Saturday, September 14, 2024 1:00pm to 4:00pm
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The Economic Implications of Climate Change: Iowa Law Review’s Volume 110 Symposium

Thursday, September 19 to Friday, September 20, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
The Iowa Law Review’s Volume 110 Symposium is The Economic Implications of Climate Change. Presented by Iowa Law Review, The Classical Liberal Institute at NYU, and the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative. Sept. 19–20, 2024 in the Boyd Law Building on the University of Iowa campus.

University of Iowa All Majors Career Fair

Thursday, September 26, 2024 11:00am to 4:00pm
Meet with admissions representatives at an event for prospective law students.

HBCU Pre-Law Expo

Saturday, September 28, 2024 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Meet with admissions representatives at an event for prospective law students.

Parents & Partners Day 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
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