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Marcilynn A. Burke, Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law, was recently confirmed to the five-member Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC). Governor Kate Brown nominated Dean Burke, the Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law, to serve on this volunteer commission.
Former network television news executive and producer at ABC News and NBC News A’Lelia Bundles, will deliver the annual Derrick Bell Lecture. The in-person event is Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 5:30 pm at the Knight Law Center. Bundles is author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker.
Worthington’s gift will help Wood and the ENR Center create a framework for atmospheric recovery plans for Northwest forests, putting nature’s most powerful carbon sponges to use. 
Andrii Onysko 2L and Trevor Rowland 3L competed in the prestigious 2022 American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge (LSTC) competition. The team reached the semifinals where they competed against the five other best teams in the country.
Washington Monthly: Professor of Practice Garrett Epps writes about Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Making the most of the pandemic? Like many others across the country, Oregon Law students experienced the impact of COVID-19 on summer employment opportunities.
Professor Nantiya Ruan, Oregon Law’s 2021-22 Galen Distinguished Guest in Legal Writing, met with students, faculty, and administrators for a virtual visit on January 13, 2022. 
The program emphasizes the legal and intellectual breadth of sports law from economics to regulation and Title IX to intellectual property.
Bloomberg: Law professor Liz Tippett is featured.
OPB: Oregonians may soon have some options when it comes to becoming licensed attorneys in the state, following a recent decision by the state Supreme Court.