Brandeis School of Law

Brandeis School of Law

Twenty-nine people became U.S. citizens during a Nov. 18 naturalization ceremony in the Brandeis School of Law’s Allen Courtroom.

Coming to America: Law school hosts citizenship ceremony

“This paper changes everything,” said Monu Shinchaury as she pointed to her U.S. citizenship certificate. The Bhutan-born Shinchoury was one of 29 people who became...
Ernie Allen, center, is this year's Alumnus of the Year. He is a 1968 Arts & Sciences graduate, and a 1972 graduate of the Brandeis School of Law. Allen is a founder of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and served as chairman, then president and CEO for 28 years.

UofL’s Alumnus of the Year ‘truly changed the world’

One of the annual highlights from UofL’s Homecoming Week is the Wilson Wyatt Alumni Awards Ceremony, established in 1983 to recognize graduates who have...
Justice Kagan shows off a t-shirt given to her during her Louisville visit.

Justice Kagan receives Brandeis Medal, gives insight to life on the high court

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan came to Louisville Oct. 24 to accept the Brandeis School of Law’s Brandeis Medal. She addressed a group...
Michael Sam will be the keynote speaker for UofL's Pride Week and the Come Together 2016 conference.

UofL’s Pride Week highlighted by keynote from NFL player Michael Sam

Michael Sam, the first openly gay man drafted by an NFL team, will speak at UofL Nov. 3. The event, at 7 p.m., in the...
Brandeis School of Law students are collecting bottled water for residents in Eastern Kentucky.

Brandeis students collecting bottled water for Eastern Kentucky county

Carrying on the Brandeis School of Law's legacy of public service, the Student Bar Association is coordinating a bottled water drive for the residents...
Becky and Bobby Wimberg.

Wimbergs retiring after combined 57 years of service to UofL

It takes an appropriate balance of loyalty and discretion to serve as the personal assistant to the dean of a law school. Becky Wimberg...
Cedric Merlin Powell has been a professor at the Brandeis School of Law since 1993 and was recently named faculty grievance officer for UofL.

UofL’s new faculty grievance officer Cedric Powell balances teaching, public service

Cedric Merlin Powell has been a professor at the Brandeis School of Law since 1993, teaching Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Critical Race Theory, Evidence, Law...
As part of the 21st Century University Initiative, UofL was seeking to enhance up to three programs that show potential to address critical or emerging issues of national significance and that will help define the university as a national leader in these fields.

Three proposals selected for funding, enhancement through 21st Century Initiative

Proposals to build or enhance excellence in the areas of big data, metagenomics and social justice will receive up to $2.25 million in funding...
In fall 2016, 21 racial/ethnic minority students enrolled at Brandeis Law, compared to the 13 racial/ethnic minority students who enrolled in fall 2015.

Brandeis School of Law’s outreach efforts yield a more diverse entering class

The Brandeis School of Law's Class of 2019 represents a dramatic increase of racial/ethnic minority students over the Class of 2018. In fall 2016, 21...
Enid Trucios-Haynes joined the faculty at the Brandeis School of Law in 1993 and is a nationally-recognized scholar in immigration law.

New Faculty Senate Chair Enid Trucios-Haynes committed to diversity, transparency

UofL’s Faculty Senate gavel was ceremoniously passed onto Enid Trucios-Haynes Sept. 7 by her predecessor, Pamela Feldhoff. Trucios-Haynes joined the faculty at the Brandeis...