Professor Fred Vars discusses on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” his proposal for a “No Guns” registry to help prevent gun-related suicides.
Professor William Brewbaker appears on CNN and discusses the special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
The University of Alabama School of Law has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Law School Admission Council to create the Alabama Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program. The program is designed to help prepare students for the law school admission process, to promote success in law school, and to inform about careers in the legal profession.
The Alabama PLUS Program will invite about 30 undergraduate students to the Law School in the summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 to expose them for four weeks to the joys and rigors of legal education. Participants will focus on becoming competitive law school applicants, professional development and exposure to different legal practice areas.
“I’m grateful to the Law School Admission Council for the opportunity to offer a Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program at Alabama Law,” said Dean Mark E. Brandon. “This is a chance for the Law School to contribute to the lives of aspiring law students and a way for those students to enrich the life of the Law School.”
The program will attract promising students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession and from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as students facing other significant barriers to entering the legal profession. Preference will be given to students who have registered for DiscoverLaw.org, a LSAC campaign that encourages racially and ethnically diverse students to discover career opportunities in law.
“The Law School is excited about the receipt of the LSAC grant to further its diversity initiatives,” said Daiquiri J. Steele, Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Law in Residence. “The Law School’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion is committed to furthering diversity in the legal profession, and the Alabama PLUS program will allow us to expand our efforts in this area.”
The program is open to students who have completed their freshman or sophomore years at four-year colleges and universities, technical colleges, and community colleges. Eligible students must have completed between 24 and 60 credit hours by the start of the PLUS Program and have a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
For more information and to apply, visit www.law.ua.edu/PLUS.
Professor Joyce Vance talks with NPR’s Scott Simon about President Trump’s appointments to the federal judiciary.
For more, read “Trump and the Federal Judiciary.”
Professor William Andreen is quoted in FactCheck.org about a conservative talking point involving the Clean Water Act.
For more, read “Trump’s Claims Don’t Add Up.”
Dean Mark E. Brandon is pleased to announce the appointment of seven of his colleagues to endowed professorships.
The University’s and the Law School’s substantive criteria for appointments are rigorous. A candidate for an endowed professorship must be an outstanding scholar of national or international reputation, an excellent teacher, and an exemplary academic and professional citizen.
“It’s safe to say that each of my colleagues has surpassed the University’s weighty standards,” Brandon said.
Professor Carroll
Jenny E. Carroll is the Wiggins,Childs, Quinn & Pantazis Professor
of Law. She is a prominent scholar of and advocate for juvenile justice.
Professor Dillbary
John Shahar Dillbary is the James M. Kidd, Sr. Professor
of Law. He is a celebrated teacher and an internationally
recognized scholar, who writes about a diverse array of
subjects related to law and economics.
Professor Elliott
Heather Elliott is the Alumni, Class of ‘36 Professor of
Law. She is an award-winning teacher and a national expert
in both federal jurisdiction and water law.
Professor Hill
Julie Andersen Hill is the Alton C. and Cecile Cunningham
Craig Professor of Law. She has become a nationally visible
scholar and teacher on legal regulation of the banking
industry and on alternative forms of currency.
Professor Joyner
Daniel H. Joyner is the Elton B. Stephens Professor of
Law. He is a prolific world-class author on subjects related
to public international law, including nuclear non-proliferation,
nuclear energy law, and the international
rights of nation-states.
Professor Steinman
Adam N. Steinman is the University Research Professor
of Law. He is an accomplished teacher, who writes
on civil procedure. He is an editor and co-author of the
prestigious treatise Wright and Miller, Federal Practice &
Procedure.
Professor Vars
Fredrick E. Vars is the Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor
of Law. He is a prominent expert on the law of mental
health. He is also a beloved teacher of property law and
decedent’s estates.
Professor Pam Pierson is quoted by ABC News about Doug Jones’s record on crime.
For more, read “Doug Jones Forced to Defend Record on Crime in Wake of Trump Criticism.”
Professor William Brewbaker speaks with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about evangelical politics.
Professor Paul Horwitz writes an essay about journalism and democracy for Commonweal magazine.
For more, read “Breaking the News: Journalism & Democracy in the Age of Big Tech.”
