Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
The School of Law proudly announces that dozens of alumni, alumnae, friends and colleagues have come together to honor Thomas A. “Tom” Eaton, Hosch Professor of Law Emeritus, with a scholarship bearing his name. The scholarship will benefit law students who have overcome significant adversity and who show great promise of making substantial contributions to the public good and the legal profession.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on NPR regarding the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. The article segment "Biden says he's done a 'deep dive' on 4 Supreme Court candidates" was hosted by Scott Detrow and published 2/10/22.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" regarding the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. The segment titled "Biden will lean into his long tenure as a senator to fill Supreme Court vacancy" was hosted by Scott Detrow and aired 2/8/22.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented “Redeeming SPACs” as part of Vanderbilt Law School’s Colloquium Series during January.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington is a recipient of a UGA Teaming for Interdisciplinary Research Pre-Seed Program Grant for a project titled "Trauma Informed Pedagogy and Practice in Higher Education." The grants are supported by the university's Office of Research in partnership with the Office of the Provost. It is envisioned that the “pre-seed” funding will facilitate the formation of faculty teams and collaboration around critical areas of research expertise or emerging research topics with the ultimate goal of attracting resources for collaborative research, including internal and external grants.