Student Life
Graduate Profiles: Jason Harmon, L'15, & Paul Mose, L'15
Jason Harmon, L'15 Jason Harmon and Paul Mose followed similar paths through law school — both have young families, were moot court partners and will work at Kansas City firm Shook Hardy & Bacon after graduation. For Harmon and Mose, balancing the roles of husband, father and student proved…
Graduate Profile: Caroline Gurney, L'15 & Tyler Manson, L'15
Caroline Gurney and Tyler Manson met on the first day of law school orientation and began dating the following semester. “Our ‘first date’ was when my car ran out of gas as I was driving home from class one day,” Manson said. “I decided to call Caroline, partially because I knew she had just…
Graduate Profile: Jake McMillian, L'15
Before law school, Jake McMillian contends that his grasp of the law ran about as deep as an episode of “Law and Order: SVU.” But after three years in Green Hall, he’s armed with the knowledge and experience to launch his legal career and advocate effectively for his passion, LGBTQ rights. “Kansas…
Graduate Profile: Tamara Combs, L'15
Tamara Combs arrived in Lawrence after studying law in her home country of Brazil, then earning degrees in political science and city and regional planning in the U.S. For her, law school wasn’t just an academic experience; it was a cross-cultural one. “It was fascinating to navigate a new legal…
Why KU Law? People, Practical Experience
Jordan Carter, L’15 3L savors practical opportunities in welcoming environmentAs an undergraduate, Jordan Carter studied problems. The third-year law student majored in women and gender studies and psychology, becoming well-versed in social injustices. After graduation, she wanted to explore the…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 5: Adjusting to Law School Life as the Mother of a Newborn
Joni Bodnar in class with baby Kendall.The first week after having baby Kendall was a blur of visitors, along with trying to recover from surgery. I was healing well enough that I could stop taking pain killers just six days after my C-section, which allowed me time to be free of any grogginess…
Why KU Law? Location + Community
David Carrasco, L'16CENTRAL LOCATION, VIBRANT COMMUNITY BRINGS TEXAN TO LAWRENCELaw school wasn’t on David Carrasco’s radar as a kid growing up in El Paso, Texas. “In high school I didn’t think it was possible. I wasn’t the best student. I was just around a mindset where you didn’t look toward the…
Out of the Closet and Right at Home at KU Law
Travis Freeman, KU Law Student AmbassadorThere are many things that make me proud to be a Jayhawk, but in honor of National Coming Out Day on October 11, I wanted to talk about why I think diversity has, and will, play an important part in my law school experience.When I decided to come to KU Law,…
Why KU Law? Affordability + Quality of Life
Amanda Angell, L'15As an experienced professional, wife and mother of two young children, Amanda Angell had to weigh the pragmatic aspects of law school along with her career aspirations. Angell taught music but felt drawn to a new career. She began researching law schools, studying for the LSAT…
How to Shop Like a KU Law 1L
When I started law school, I thought that I had things pretty well figured out. I mean, I had survived for more than four years on my own in undergrad, and that had worked out for me. Not so, my friends, not so. Things are different here. Classes are (basically) in a whole new language. I’m…