For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Georgia's far-reaching commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion has been recognized with a national award. The INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award is the only national recognition honoring colleges and universities that exhibit outstanding efforts and success in the area of diversity and inclusion. Rather than recognizing a single program or unit, the award highlights a range of student, faculty and staff initiatives at the university. Counted among UGA's programs are the law school's Benham Scholars and Robinson Scholars programs.
About 50 federal staffers representing Georgia's 16 congressional offices visited the University of Georgia to get a firsthand look at how UGA makes a positive impact on the state and nation through its teaching, research and service missions. One session highlighted UGA's work to support Georgia's veterans and the defense community, including the law school's Veterans Legal Clinic.
The University of Georgia School of Law will host a discussion of the recently published book Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark, which was written by Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., a Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and the holder of the law school's Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism. The discussion will be held Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. in Classroom A of Hirsch Hall on UGA's North Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Nationally and internationally recognized leaders in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to politics and business will visit the University of Georgia this fall as part of the Signature Lecture Series. UGA Signature Lectures feature speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Law school sponsored events include: Steven Hill, legal adviser and director of the Office of Legal Affairs, NATO - 9/26; Irina Bokova, former director general, UNESCO - 10/1; Ashley Watson (J.D.'93), chief compliance officer, Johnson & Johnson, Ethics Week Lecture - 11/4; Ertharin Cousin (J.D.'82), Payne Distinguished Lecturer, Stanford University - 11/12.
For the second straight year, the University of Georgia School of Law commits to providing financial aid to every veteran who accepts its offer of admission for the fall of 2020 - a guarantee known as the "Butler Commitment." Furthermore, the law school is pleased to share that 100% of veterans currently enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving some form of scholarship aid from the school.