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 …
Speaking surzhik and eating borsch
Dual degree candidate studies international trade in the breadbasket of Europe As a JD/MA candidate in Russian, East European, Eurasian Studies and Law I’ve long had an interest in Eastern Europe, but it wasn’t until I studied international trade at KU Law that I began to focus my studies on Ukraine. During my 1L year, the Euromaidan protests ensued, Crimea …