University of Kansas Law School Blog
Meet the Dean’s Diversity Leadership Council
Established in 2015, the Dean’s Diversity Leadership Council (DDLC) is KU Law’s student committee dedicated to promoting diversity and fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members of the KU Law community. The DDLC, composed of 11 students, collaborates with the…
Ensuring Justice with Project for Innocence
I firmly believe that every single law student at KU should participate in a clinic before they leave. My year as an intern in the Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies improved my legal writing, lawyering and client-management skills, and appellate advocacy. Interns…
New Director Grows Homeland Security Program
A former JAG Corps attorney and counsel to the U.S. Department of Justice has joined KU Law. Donovan Diaz started in July as director of KU’s Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law and Policy program.As director, Diaz recruits students, coordinates instructors and pursues partnerships…
Liz Thompson Pursues Justice for Clients that ‘Feel Like They are Voiceless’
Liz Thompson is passionate about public defense. Thompson, a third-year law student from Salina, spent her summer in New Orleans as a law clerk at Orleans Public Defenders (OPD).OPD is an organization that provides legal assistance and representation for individuals that are unable to afford an…
Quinton Lucas Sworn in as Mayor of Kansas City
Quinton Lucas, a KU Law lecturer, took office as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri at the start of August.A Kansas City native, Lucas joined the KU Law faculty in 2012, teaching courses in contracts, securities regulation and federal administrative law. He earned a J.D. from Cornell University and…
KU Law Announces Changes in Leadership
The start of the 2019–20 academic year brings several administrative and staff changes at the University of Kansas School of Law.“KU Law is fortunate to have such talented and experienced leaders,” said Stephen Mazza, dean and professor of law. “I am confident these…
Alumna Joins KU Law as Director of Career Services
A 2009 KU Law graduate and former immigration attorney has joined KU Law’s Career Services Office as director of career services. Stacey L. Blakeman started her new role in mid-August. As director, Blakeman will work with students on all aspects of career development, including recruitment…
Meet KU Law’s Student Publication Editors
Third-year law students Denise Dantzler and Joy Merklen are embracing their roles as editor-in-chief for each of the law school’s two student-edited publications. Merklen leads the Kansas Law Review, and Dantzler heads up the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy.Dantzler and Merklen…
Aidan Graybill Bolsters Values of Tribal Community
Second-year law student Aidan Graybill plans to utilize her legal education to practice tribal law. Graybill is a member of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas, which is based in Kansas City, Kansas.This summer, Graybill is an intern for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s tribal prosecutor in…
I Want You for Public Service
Recent graduate encourages law students to consider a legal career in public serviceWe go to law school, and, when we think about jobs, we think about law firms. Most of the OCIs are law firms. The 1L mixers are hosted by law firms. Law firms play a prominent role in our law school experience.…