Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis has been named the School of Law's new associate dean for faculty development. As associate dean, she will work closely with the law school's faculty to promote world-class scholarship, to support the pursuit of extramural funding, to oversee promotion and tenure matters and to work with the other associate and assistant deans on strategic initiatives. Dennis will assume the role on July 1, when Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks - the current holder of the position - takes on the role of UGA's associate provost for faculty affairs.
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells published "The Role of Fault in § 1983 Municipal Liability" in 71 South Carolina Law Review 293 (2019).
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Advocate regarding hate speech. The article titled "After racist video, experts and activists ask if hate speech on campuses like LSU should be restricted" was written by Brooks Kubena and published 6/14/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Misdemeanors by the Numbers" in 61 Boston College Law Review 971 (2020).
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim, Associate Director for Collection Services Wendy Moore and Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Surviving COVID with the Breakfast Club: Task Management & Communication Tools for Multi-Generational Telework" at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction's Conference for Law School Computing during June.