Nearly a third of the world doesn’t have enough food. Hunger is rising in every country, from the US to Uganda. Yet despite this demand, there is an imbalance in supply: small farms are mostly toiling in poverty while global agribusinesses enjoy historic profits.
This is the state of an international food crisis, according to Michael Fakhri, a professor in the University of Oregon School of Law. Fortunately, he’s perfectly positioned to do something about it.
In 2021, the NCAA announced new rules that allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, rules that also apply to any student in Oregon, thanks to recent changes in state law.
To address the growing need for NIL legal assistance, the Business Law Clinic, a class offered at the University of Oregon School of Law, offers student clients free NIL contract review and education.
[Eugene, OR]- [May 11, 2023] - In the annual national ranking of law schools released by U.S. News and World Report, the University of Oregon School of Law remains first in the state of Oregon and second in the Pacific Northwest coming in at #78.
Congressman Peter DeFazio MA ’77, is set to be the distinguished speaker for the University of Oregon School of Law commencement on Saturday, May 20, 2023. This year’s ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. at Matthew Knight Arena. Over 100 Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws degrees are expected to be conferred.
Oregon Law professor and Philip H. Knight Chair Michael Moffitt recently delivered the Beecroft Lecture at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Boyd School of Law. In his talk, “Truth.
December 2, 2022
Thanks to support from legislative leaders—including Representative Pam Marsh, Senator Jeff Golden and others—the University of Oregon School of Law’s Oregon Office for Community Dispute Resolution (OOCDR) recently secured $1.2 million in grant funding from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS).
