Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

brandy ellis

Research Services Librarian Brandy Ellis recently presented “From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Generative AI in Legal Education and Practice” (with T. Striepe) as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State titled “The U.S. Judicial System: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere.”

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Director of the Law Library Thomas “TJ” Striepe recently presented “From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Generative AI in Legal Education and Practice” (with B. Ellis) as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State titled “The U.S. Judicial System: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere.”

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Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented “Capitulation and the Free Press” as part of the panel titled “Chilling Effects, Capitulation, and the Limits of Judicial Relief” at the University of North Carolina School of Law First Amendment Law Review Symposium “Retaliation, Coercion, and the First Amendment” during November.

usha rodrigues

Dean Usha R. Rodrigues published “Defending Shareholder Democracy” in 68 Corporate Practice Commentator 371 (2026) (reprinted from 60 Wake Forest Law Review 683 (2025)).

Cade, Jason

Hosch Professor & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade presented his article “Welcome to the Trump Administration’s Board of Immigration Appeals. The Immigrant Always Loses.” (Yale Law Journal) at the American Immigration Lawyers Annual Chapter Conference hosted by Drake University Law School during October.