Upcoming events

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Movie Night

Friday, March 6, 2026 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice (LRJ) for a fun movie night featuring Unpregnant (2020) and discussion. Food will be provided.

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Emily Galvin Almanza reading - The Price of Mercy

Friday, March 6, 2026 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books

Emily Galvin Almanza will read from her new book, The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America. The Price of Mercy is described as "A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America’s criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite — and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it" (emilygalvinalmanza.com). It's praised by Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestse...

Drag Show Fundraiser Hosted by Iowa Law Student Orgs

Saturday, March 7, 2026 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Bread Garden

The annual drag show is an event that allows members of the Iowa community (students and more) to celebrate a part of the LGBTQIA+’s culture, while also raising money for the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. The drag show is organized by a number of student organizations within the University of Iowa College of Law and Medical school.

The show will be hosted at the ballrooms of Bread Garden on Saturday, March 7th from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. If you are interested in attending OR in providing a donation to...

IPLS Speaker Event: Matt Kuykendall, Director of Brand Intellectual Property at Sony Interactive Entertainment

Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

The Intellectual Property Law Society is hosting an in-person speaker event with Matt Kuykendall. Matt is the current Director of Brand Intellectual Property at Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation. Matt has also previously served as the Director of Global Trademarks and as Senior Corporate Counsel. Matt has worked across and oversees several areas of intellectual property law, both at Sony and Wilson Sonsini. We invite the law school community to come to this event and...

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Recurring events

Across the Aisle

Across the Aisle is a regular event series about learning to disagree while remaining friends, colleagues, classmates, and fellow citizens. At our events, small groups of participants with different views have curated discussions about pre-selected, hot button topics of social and political significance. 

Alumni Events

Learn more about annual events for College of Law alumni, including CLE opportunities, alumni reunions, the Alumni Awards Ceremony, and more.

Levitt Lecture Series

Levitt Lectures provide an annual opportunity for the College of Law to bring distinguished speakers from around the globe to present major lectures of interest.