Meet the new editors-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review and the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy With the new school year just around the corner, the Kansas Law Review and Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy are already at work preparing for their new volumes of legal discourse. At the head of these publications are Review’s Editor-In-Chief …
Returning Visiting Scholar: Dr. Bakht Munir
Visiting scholar Dr. Bakht Munir returns to KU Law from Lahore, Pakistan, for the fall 2024 semester through the end of January 2025. Munir is a faculty member at the University of the Punjab. He teaches courses in Constitutional Law, Legal Constitutional History, Legal Research Methodology, and Islamic Law of Finance at various public and private universities. He previously visited …
Fund established honoring alum’s support of the Project for Innocence
The Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence & Post-Conviction Remedies – previously known as The Defender Project – was founded at KU Law almost 60 years ago. Hundreds of students have participated in the program over the years and have won more than 70 direct appeals since its rebranding in 2008. The program has received support from many, including Robert …
Longevity and Leadership
Dean Stephen Mazza celebrates 14 years as dean – the 5th longest serving law dean in the country After more than 25 years at KU Law, with 14 of those years serving as dean, Stephen Mazza is eager to see what the future holds. “I’m excited to continue the momentum we’ve developed in terms of the student success and faculty …
KU Law students say, ‘Merhaba!’ to BAU
KU Law provides opportunity for three KU Law students to travel to Türkiye While it’s known that your law degree can open doors around the globe, it may not be as well-known that KU Law can do the same during your three years of law school. KU Law offers two formal summer study abroad programs in Ireland and Türkiye as …
Alum creates first LGBTQ+ scholarship for KU Law
A new scholarship fund at KU Law has been created to support students who are members or allies of the LGBTQ+ community. The fund, OUTLaws & Allies Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Equality, was founded by KU Law alum and current Board of Governors member Steve Young, L’84. It is the first of its kind at KU Law. “I was honestly surprised …