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Alicia Blanchard: 2018 UMass Law Commencement Speaker
Alicia Blanchard, JD candidate '18, plans to work in special education reform.
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Phillip Rutahweire: Focus on immigration law
After relocating from Uganda when he was 13, Phillip Rutahweire, JD candidate '18, pursued U.S. citizenship while at UMass Law.
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Mary McBride: Editor-in-chief of the UMass Law Review
Near the top of her cohort, Mary McBride, JD candidate '18, has successfully balanced courses, internships, and leadership positions.
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Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz: Rappaport Scholar
Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz, JD candidate '19 interned with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Rappaport Scholar.
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Sheyla Lors, JD '17: UMass Law Student Commencement Speaker
After taking the New York Bar Exam, JD candidate Sheyla Lors plans to provide pro bono legal services in South Africa.
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Ethan Dazelle: Editor-in-chief of the UMass Law Review
While at UMass Law, Ethan Dazelle, JD/MBA candidate '17 gained practical law experience in the Human Rights at Home Clinic and on the Jessup Moot Court team.
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Pursuing justice for those without a voice
Acting on her passion for immigration law, Isabel Saavedra, JD ’14 has worked with detainees at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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UMass Law hosts Immigration Symposium
The UMass Law Review's annual symposium will focus on immigration, sanctuary cities, and the recent travel ban.
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UMass Dartmouth celebrates Cape Verdean culture
Carlos Wahnon Veiga, Ambassador of Cape Verde to the US, will deliver keynote address “Cape Verdean Communities and Belonging in Challenging Times” at the University’s 1st Annual Cape Verdean Cultural Day on Friday, April 7
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Kayleigh Ellison: Balancing law school and soccer
UMass Law student Kayleigh Ellison JD '19 puts the same determination into her education as she did in her fight against brain cancer.
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Ryan Arsenault: Law school was a "natural choice"
Noticing that many veterans had "fallen through the cracks," Ryan Arsenault JD '16 attended law school with the goal of practicing veterans law.
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Sheyla Lors: Internship with Legal Aid Society
UMass Law's legal skills program prepared Sheyla Lors for an internship with the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx after her first year of study.
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Attorney General Maura Healey addresses the UMass Law Class of 2018
Massachusetts Attorney General addressed the graduates at UMass Law's May 14 Commencement ceremony.
UMass Law to have Attorney General Maura Healey as 2018 Commencement Speaker
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey will receive the Chancellor’s Medal at the School of Law commencement exercises on Monday, May 14 at 10 a.m. at the Main Auditorium on the main campus of UMass Dartmouth.
UMass Law bar pass rates continue to impress
Commonwealth’s public law school outperformed area private schools less than one year after receiving full ABA accreditation
