Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Dean Usha R. Rodrigues was featured by Law360 regarding the University of Georgia leading the state in first-time taker bar passage for 13 consecutive years. The article titled "Georgia’s July Bar Exam Pass Rate Drops to 64%" was written by Emily Johnson and published 9/25/26.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured by WNYC, a National Public Radio affiliate in New York City, regarding press access. The segment titled “The White House on Mute” aired as part of “On the Media” hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger and broadcast 9/25/26.
Senior Lecturer Patrick D. Conner presented as part of the Crisis Communication Think Tank at the 2026 European Public Relations Education and Research Association Annual Congress 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).