Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot testified before the Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee hearing on SB20, which would allow for student loan repayments for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding freedom of speech. The article titled "Trump’s Media Company Sues Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Over Censorship" was written by Alyssa Lukpat, Samantha Pearson and Isabella Simonetti and was published 2/19/25.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Global Tax Wars in the Digital Era” at the Columbia University Law School as part of the Davis Polk & Wardwell Tax Policy Colloquium during February.
Congratulations to Dean Usha R. Rodrigues for receiving the 2025 Han C. Choi Mentor Award from the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet and Leadership Installation. The award recognizes members of the legal profession who demonstrate a remarkable commitment to mentoring the next generation.
Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot was featured on Atlanta News First regarding outdoor dog sales. The segment titled "Atlanta police crack down on illegal puppy sales along BeltLine" aired 2/10/25.