Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Senior Lecturer Patrick D. Conner participated in a Q&A panel discussion on issues of organizational alignment as part of the Crisis Communication Think Tank at the 2026 European Public Relations Education and Research Association Annual Congress at the University of Málaga in Málaga, Spain, during September.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented a keynote address for a conference titled “Sustainability Law: Law’s Response to the Convergence of Crises” at the University of Oslo in Norway during September. Bruner’s keynote was titled “Navigating Sustainability Backlash: Advancing Reform in Turbulent Times” and the conference was organized by the Research Group Sustainability Law and the Centre for Global Sustainability at the University of Oslo.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq published “Private monitoring and reporting in public international law” in 27 Theoretical Inquiries in Law 187 (2026).
Dean Usha R. Rodrigues was featured by Reuters regarding artificial intelligence in legal education. The article titled "From laptop bans to new tech courses, US law schools grapple with AI" was written by Karen Sloan and published 9/21/26.
Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on her book We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices That Shape America's Elections (Stanford University Press, 2026) as part of the Randall-Park Speaker Series at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law during September.