Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Legal Writing Instructor Catherine Nemetz Clutter was selected as a 2020-21 UGA Center for Teaching and Learning Writing Fellow. Only 12 faculty are selected each year for this program, which includes a stipend to subsidize projects aimed at constructing courses, resources or initiatives that will support student writing at UGA.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' book titled Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America was named a finalist in the nonfiction category in the Library of Virginia's 23rd Annual Literary Awards. The winners will be announced in a virtual ceremony during October.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was named to a group of 18 female scholars for "lead[ing] the way in different facets of communication, media and First Amendment law scholarship" by offering "go-to, cutting edge scholarship." The article titled "The State of Research on Communication and First Amendment Law in Traditional Law Journals: An Evaluative and Instructional Take" was written by Clay Calvert and published in 25 Communication Law and Policy Journal 267 (2020).
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson served as a discussant for "Future-proofing the Law Library: Effectively Incorporate Future-proofing into Library Strategic Planning" as part of the 2020 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference held virtually during August.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in Slate regarding First Amendment protections for students. The article titled "In the Pandemic, Students' Free Speech Rights Are More Important Than Ever" was written by Dahlia Lithwick and published 8/7/20.