Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri received an Affordable Course Materials Grant for his Criminal Law course. Awarded by the UGA Provost's office, the purpose of the grant is "to support the transition from costly course materials such as textbooks to educational resources that are free for students or cost less than $40." Notably, this is Kadri's fourth course materials grant. He previously created learning resources for his torts and cybercrime classes.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WUGA’s “Athens News Matters” regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The segment was hosted by Emma Auer and broadcast 1/31/26.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman presented “Due Process, Pirates, and…Drug Runners?” at the Stanford University Constitutional Law Center during January.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by USA Today regarding GLP-1 litigation. The article titled “Weight-loss drugs draw thousands of lawsuits alleging serious harm” was written by Chris Kenning and Austin Fast and published 1/28/26.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented at the Sixth Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Global Forum on VAT meeting during January in Paris, France.