Alumni Magazine for the University of Wisconsin Law School
On UW’s new presence in South Madison “I’m hoping that the collaborative presence we facilitate will lead to long-term impacts around college access, knowledge about UW–Madison, and helping the community resolve issues. This is a good start toward building that sort of equitable relationship in the community space. For all the resources the community provides for the university, this is a way …
Troy Vosseller and Joe Kirgues are among the nine young graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison being honored with the 2015 Forward under 40 award, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Vosseller and Kirgues achieved early success in their own careers: Vosseller turned Sconnie Nation, the apparel company he co-founded in his freshman dorm room, into a bustling storefront on Madison’s …
A great town anytime of the year, at its heart, Minocqua is a summer town, and Jack Idlas ’12 would go so far as to say it is the perfect summer town. Idlas is an assistant public defender at the Lake County Public Defender’s Office in the Chicago area. But when he needs an escape, he heads to his …
By Tammy Kempfert If you were mapping American civil rights struggles in the 20th century, you’d likely stick a pin in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. You’d include Topeka, Kansas, where Brown v. Board of Education was waged, and Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, where it was enforced. And …
Student Spotlight: Five Things We Love about Leslie Freehill Through UW Law’s dual-degree program, Leslie Freehill is earning her JD and a master’s in science all at once, and combining her passion for law and agriculture.
The Lubars’ $3 million gift will allow University of Wisconsin Law School to support top legal scholars in a new and creative way. Two ardent UW–Madison supporters, Milwaukee business executive Sheldon B. Lubar ‘53 and Marianne S. Lubar, have provided the funding to endow a faculty post at the Law School that will diversify research …
On what’s missing from the national conversation on freezing eggs “Women are now using technology to try to make themselves seem as much like man as possible, so that they can have their children later after they have laid the groundwork for their career. It is absolutely true this is giving women options, and it’s making it economically feasible. And it’s …
Interview compiled and edited by Karen Koethe Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission Describe your current job. In 2011, President Obama appointed me chair of the US Arctic Research Commission. The commission is an independent federal agency that provides advice to the President, Congress, and federal agencies on research in the Arctic. What is the most …
This issue is about legacies My desktop dictionary, Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, defines legacy as “something received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past,” or as “a gift by will especially of money or other personal property.” Both definitions are important to us, and both are recognized in this issue. The first definition of legacy is …
Interview compiled and edited by Tammy Kempfert Having a conversation with Cody Splitt, a 1949 UW Law School graduate, is the next best thing to scoring a front-row seat to some of 20th-century America’s most pivotal moments. A gifted storyteller, Splitt speaks in vivid detail about growing up in Wausau, Wisconsin, during the Great Depression. She can …