News & Notes: In Brief
CRISTINA BORDÉ AND WISCONSIN LATINO EXONERATION PROGRAM RECEIVE ACCOLADES Cristina Bordé was named one of 2018’s “Women to Watch” by Brava magazine. …
In Focus: What’s the scoop?
In honor of our 150th anniversary, UW Law School will introduce its very own ice cream flavor in 2018. We asked members …
Alexandra Huneeus to serve as foreign expert jurist on Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Professor Alexandra Huneeus, a leading authority on human rights law in Latin America, will soon put her expertise into action through a …
Tonya Brito named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
UW Law School Professor Tonya Brito is one of fifteen researchers appointed to the Russell Sage Foundation’s Visiting Scholars program for the …
Mitra Sharafi wins four awards to write history of Indian law and forensics
UW Law School Professor Mitra Sharafi has won four separate awards to pursue her research on the legal history of South Asia. …
Remembering Civil Rights Icon Vel Phillips ’51
The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of UW Law alumna and civil-rights leader Vel Phillips. She passed away in …
Constitutional law scholar David Schwartz selected for UW research chair
The debate over US federalism—how the national and state governments share power—is as old as the Constitution. These days, it’s a debate …
Herman Goldstein wins international Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Herman Goldstein, professor emeritus at University of Wisconsin Law School, received the 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his decades of scholarship …
Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic director selected for new business law fellowship
Anne Smith, director of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of …
Miriam Seifter receives UW–Madison’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Law professor Miriam Seifter says her teaching philosophy is twofold. “First, law school should be empowering, not deflating. I want my classes …