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UMass Law students pose with Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during a visit to Atlanta as part of a civil rights study trip.

UMass Law students visit historic civil rights sites with federal judges

Five-day tour across the Southern U.S. connected classroom learning with the people and places that shaped the civil rights movement

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Owens Serves on Panel at Journal of Legal Education Symposium in NYC

Professor Lisa Owens served on a symposium panel hosted by the Journal of Legal Education.

Golsby Presents Workshop on Using ChatGPT in the Classroom

UMass Law Librarian Katelyn Golsby presented a workshop on using ChatGPT in the classroom.

Duncan Featured on EWTN News for Pakaluk’s Cause for Canonization

Professor Duncan was featured on EWTN News for Ruth Pakaluk’s cause for canonization

Lyness Presents at 2025 Early Environmental Law Scholars Conference

Professor Lyness presented his work in progress “The (Limited) American Right to Roam” at the 2025 Early Environmental Law Scholars Conference.

Leo Yu Presented in Multiple Panels at the AALS Annual Conference

Leo Yu Presented at the AALS Annual Conference about the TikTok ban, China, and Historical Materialism.

Tabor Presents on Retirement Policy at UMichigan Law’s Social Equality and the Law Symposium

Professor Anna-Marie Tabor presents recent work Reverse Wealth Transfers: Providing Tax Relief for Workers Who Support Older Generations at UMichigan’s Social Equality and the Law Symposium.

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UMass Law students visit historic civil rights sites with federal judges

Five-day tour across the Southern U.S. connected classroom learning with the people and places that shaped the civil rights movement

Owens Serves on Panel at Journal of Legal Education Symposium in NYC

Professor Lisa Owens served on a symposium panel hosted by the Journal of Legal Education.

UMass Law Dean Sam Panarella, students, and justices of the Massachusetts Appeals Court pose in UMass Law's lobby.

Massachusetts Appeals Court holds session at UMass Law

Visit sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association brings appellate proceedings and learning opportunities to campus

Members of the executive board of the UMass Law review pose in the Moot Court Room.

UMass Law Review celebrates 20 years

Student-run publication launches Volume 21 with scholarship on AI, criminal justice, incarceration rights, and environmental law

Golsby Presents Workshop on Using ChatGPT in the Classroom

UMass Law Librarian Katelyn Golsby presented a workshop on using ChatGPT in the classroom.

Duncan Featured on EWTN News for Pakaluk’s Cause for Canonization

Professor Duncan was featured on EWTN News for Ruth Pakaluk’s cause for canonization

Kate Hancock pictured at the New York State Bar Association annual meeting

UMass Law student Catherine E. Hancock earns national employment law writing award

Second-place finish in New York State Bar Association competition recognizes scholarship on disability law

Feature Stories

Marisa Heller at her undergraduate commencement in the spring of 2025

Marisa Heller BS '25, JD '27: The business of law

Rising 2L is UMass Dartmouth's first business student in UMass Law's accelerated 3+3 program

Sean Perrine '25: Measurable impact

Law student gains meaningful experience in inaugural State AG Clinic

Corsair meets courtroom: Emily Dillan ’20, JD ’23 achieves dream career in law

Drawing from her own experiences at UMass Dartmouth & the School of Law, Dillan is now an Alumni Association member that is dedicated to being the mentor she once had.