Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was mentioned in The Atlantic regarding her book The Color of Money, which is considered "one of the most influential recent works on the racial wealth gap." The article titled "The Racial Wealth Gap Could Become a 2020 Litmus Test" was written by Vann R. Newkirk II and published 1/16/19.

Notable scholars and national leaders in politics, business, higher education and several other fields will visit the University of Georgia this semester as part of the Signature Lecture series. The law school's 117th Sibley Lecture to be delivered by the University of Chicago's David A. Strauss on the topic of U.S. Supreme Court decisions is included in this special series. Signature Lectures denote campus talks by speakers with broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Many of the lectures are supported by endowments, while others honor notable figures and milestones in the university’s history.