News and Features

New Faculty Highlight Oregon Law’s Bold Future

Steering new mobility in the right direction
EurekAlert: The release features a report by Heather Brinton, Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, and Marc Schlossberg. 
Definitions, protections and revisions: the controversial new Title IX regulations
Daily Emerald: Professor Merle Weiner, who headed the UO Senate’s Responsible Reporting Group, provides expert commentary.
Special message from the Dean
Special Message from the Dean, June 9, 2020
In a recent message sent to the Oregon Law community on June 9, Dean Burke speaks on the death of George Floyd and protests taking place across the nation. 
Sarah Adams-Schoen
An Environment of Success: Faculty Sarah Adams shares her first-generation student experience
Sarah Adams is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon School of Law. She is part of the Environmental and Natural Resource Law Center.
People must regain control over food supply chain after coronavirus, says new U.N. envoy
 Associate Professor Michael Fakhri provides expert commentary.
Helen Toloza
A labor of love: 3L Helen Toloza shares her legal journey
3L Helen Toloza shares her journey about being the first in her family to graduate college - and law school.
Oregon state capitol building
Several law alumni win Oregon’s primary nonpartisan elections
Several Oregon law alumni win judgeship and district attorney positions in Oregon's 2020 primary nonpartisan elections.
Why stores are saying “hero bonus” instead of “hazard pay”
Marketplace: Associate Professor Elizabeth Tippett is interviewed.
recipients of the Pro Bono Awards
2020 Oregon Law Pro Bono Awards
The University School of Law reports that this past school year, 42 students reported 3,707 pro bono hours.
Class of 2020 Pro Bono Honors
Twenty-four students from the Class of 2020 earn Pro Bono Honors
Oregon Law has a long history of dedication to public service, and the following third-year students are recognized for completing at least 40 hours of pro bono during their law school career. At graduation, they will be recognized with Pro Bono Honors.