Dennis Scholl Named President and CEO of ArtCenter/South Florida

Dennis Scholl, J.D. `81, was named as president and chief executive of ArtCenter/South Florida, the nonprofit supporting artists and advancing the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts in South Florida.

With Law + Environment Joint Degree Alumna Protects Marine Life

Environmental preservation has always been important to Kelly Cox, who received a joint degree in Law and Marine Ecosystems and Society in 2016. Cox spends her days advocating for the waterways and aquatic species in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

In Memoriam: Miami Law Mourns the Passing of Professor Fred McChesney, J.D. ’78

Fred S. McChesney, a leader in applying economics to the study of law, and the holder of the de la Cruz-Mentschikoff Endowed Chair in Law and Economics at Miami Law, died in October after battling a long illness.

Legal Blog of Professor Michael Froomkin Reveres Those Who 'Jot Well'

Professor A. Michael Froomkin started JOTWELL, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots), as a way to identify and promote new and engaging legal scholarship. Hundreds of lawyers contribute content, including three Miami Law professors.

First Star University of Miami Academy = Fosters Care Youth Support

For 20 rising 9th-graders in foster care that comprise the first cohort of the First Star Academy of the University of Miami, “home” was the University’s Coral Gables campus for five weeks this past summer.

Professor Perlmutter Receives Hugh Glickstein Child Advocate of Year Award

Bernard Perlmutter, Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Co-Director of the Children & Youth Law Clinic, was honored with the Hugh Glickstein Child Advocate of the Year Award for his contributions in the field of children’s law.

Global Legal Skills Soar with International Moot Court Successes in 2016-17

In the 2016-17 academic year, Miami Law students traveled across the globe arguing in some of the most prestigious international moot competitions in English, Spanish and even serving as judges in some cases.

Health Rights Clinic Challenges State Over Post Irma Food Voucher Debacle

Florida's post-hurricane relief in the form of a five-day food stamp distribution didn't work well, so the HRC reached out to advocacy groups to demand distribution centers to reopen to allow impoverished Floridians access to the benefit.

3L Wins ABA Writing Award - Examines Digital Surveillance & Privacy

Olivia Castillo won the top prize in the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's 2017 William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition for her entry, "Is Privacy Still Possible? The Fourth Amendment in an Age of (Digital) Surveillance."

Winning LWOW Team Joins Fuse - Allen & Overy Innovation Incubator

The 2017 LawWithoutWalls winning Project of Worth — “Ithaca” — has joined in-house innovation hub Fuse at the London-headquartered international law firm Allen & Overy.