Tag: College of Law
Connecting civil rights, law and history
A new teaching, research and collaboration hub is positioning Nebraska as a national leader in education and scholarship focused on the relationship between U.S. law and race in American history. A four-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports the project. It is led by William Thomas, Angle Chair in the Humanities […]
Expanding rural access to juvenile justice attorneys
New attorneys often struggle to learn the ropes. But the early years of practicing in juvenile law – a field blending criminal and civil law with complex social and family dynamics – are particularly challenging. And working in a rural area, with fewer local colleagues and resources, compounds these difficulties. “When you’re rural, you […]
