Congratulations to third-year law student Mason C. Favro who was named a Merit Distinction Finalist for the 2026 NALP PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award, which recognizes law students whose “extraordinary commitment to law-related public service work contributes to the overall growth of pro bono culture within their law school and their broader community.”
Congratulations to third-year law student Emily W. Munger who was named the recipient of the 2026 NALP PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award, which recognizes law students whose “extraordinary commitment to law-related public service work contributes to the overall growth of pro bono culture within their law school and their broader community.”
Congratulations to first-year law student Aryan V. Patel who was named a recipient of the 2026 Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Digumarthi Public Interest Scholarship, which supports law students who have accepted unpaid summer internships with public interest organizations.
This summer, 12 students are studying abroad as part of the Dean Rusk International Law Center’s Global Governance Summer School with 11 of the participants being part of the School of Law’s J.D. program. The focus of this year’s for-credit program, operated in partnership with the Leuven Centre for Global Governance, is comparative environmental law and sustainability. Site visits will include NATO, the European Council, the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and a number of other law firms, NGOs, international courts, and embassies.
This summer, 19 School of Law students are gaining global practice experience with the Global Externships Overseas program through the school’s Dean Rusk International Law Center. They will enhance their legal studies by working in a variety of private and public legal settings with placements based in Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.