Gabby Garrison, a first-year student at the University of Kansas School of Law, was recently accepted into the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) as a scholar. She is the first Jayhawk to receive the honor. Garrison is a first-generation college student and a non-traditional student. She attended Emporia State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English as …
The Top Five places to cry at Green Hall
Law School is TOUGH. It can be overwhelming, exhausting, tiring, shattering and mind-boggling (Have I met my word requirement yet?). While we each have our own way of coping through this process, sometimes the answer is to cry. Crying will not suddenly solve all your problems, but it certainly does release some tasty endorphins.[1] Follow my friends and I on …
Building community at KU Law
The KU Law Class of 2025 has arrived at Green Hall and after a five-day orientation “boot-camp,” classes are underway. The past couple of years of orientation events have been online, outside or split up, but now students are back in person for their introduction to KU Law. At 137 strong, the Class of 2025 is one of the largest …
Graduate Profile: Leah Hodges, L’22
Student advocates for those with limited resources Leah Hodges chose to attend law school because of her passion for people and providing support for those with limited resources. After graduating this month, she will begin her role as a Missouri Justice Fellow with the Missouri Public Defender’s Office in St. Joseph. The two-year criminal defense fellowship places participants in underserved …
Graduate Profile: Lakisha Cooper, L’22
Educator plans to use J.D., Ph.D. to address inequity Lakisha Cooper lives by the belief, “be the change you want to see in the world.” She recently graduated from the University of Kansas with two degrees that will allow her to follow that belief on a greater scale. Cooper, L’22, completed her law degree at the same time as a …
Graduate Profile: Heddy Pierce-Armstrong, L’22
Student turns childhood memories into promising career in labor law Heddy Pierce-Armstrong is graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law this spring and looks forward to discovering what the future will hold. Pierce-Armstrong’s inspiration to attend law school came in the form of a hard-working, take-no-lip mother of two – her own mother. She recalls some of her …