KU Law students aren’t the only ones who escape Green Hall to gain practical career experience and explore broader horizons during the summer. Our faculty members also take advantage of their breaks to engage in enriching scholarship, faculty development and teaching opportunities in Lawrence and beyond. Professor and Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Raj Bhala served as the …
Alumna returns to KU as Langston Hughes Visiting Professor
‘There is quite a bit of nostalgia in my return’ Professor Sarah Deer has returned to the University of Kansas School of Law to serve as the 2016 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor. Deer is a graduate of both the University of Kansas (1995) and KU Law (1999), and is currently a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She is …
Why I Teach: Andrew Torrance
Andrew Torrance never thought he would be a law professor. “I thought I would be a veterinarian, or maybe a doctor,” Torrance said. “I was accepted to medical school in Canada, but I decided to do a Ph.D. instead. I think my deferral to medical school is still in force, so I suppose it’s not too late to become a …
Why KU Law? Reputation + faculty
George Sand, L’14 REPUTATION, TOP-NOTCH FACULTY DRAW KANSAS CITY NATIVE TO LAWRENCE Kansas City native George Sand was looking for a nationally recognized school and top-notch faculty. He found both at KU. A business undergraduate, Sand brought his love of numbers to KU, where he earned a joint degree in economics and law. Sand carved a niche for himself in …
Why I Teach: Suzanne Valdez
When Suzanne Valdez launched her legal career, she developed most of her professional expertise on the job — an experience that sparked an unexpected passion for equipping future lawyers with practical skills.”As a young lawyer, I never learned how to do a deposition,” Valdez said. “If I could give our students an opportunity to learn that in an educational arena …
Why I Teach: Elinor Schroeder
Employment law touches everyone, and for Elinor Schroeder, it’s a topic that has propelled her through a distinguished career of teaching, mentoring, and research at KU Law. “Employment law is a field that has just burst on the scene in the last 20 years or so and grown dynamically, so it’s been exciting to be a part of that,” she …