November 2016

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Exploring the tension between free speech and hurt feelings
12/1/16
Academic freedom of speech and expression was the focus of an Oct. 19 program hosted by the student chapter of the Federalist Society.
Discover Law welcoming applicants for intensive summer program
11/29/16
Applications are now being accepted for a groundbreaking University at Buffalo School of Law program – one that has smoothed the path for promising undergraduates of color who are considering a legal career.
Students distinguish themselves in competitions
11/18/16
Fall semester is a busy time for any law student, even more so for those students representing UB in a number of competitions taking place across the country. Teams from the School of Law's Advocacy Institute repeatedly distinguished themselves. Congratulation to all our students for their outstanding efforts and to all our coaches for their time and energy.
For visiting professor, a leadership role in international law
11/16/16
UB School of Law’s impact on global legal studies has a new front, as a recent visiting scholar assumes leadership of an influential international legal body based in India.
A veteran adjunct leaves the classroom behind
11/16/16
James W. Gresens ’73 is facing down his last class of UB School of Law students, rounding out a remarkable 30-year run of teaching New York Practice as an adjunct professor.
Judge Fuentes, the School of Law’s highest-ranking federal jurist, honored for his career
11/18/16
A road of legal scholarship and practice that began at UB School of Law led Julio M. Fuentes ’75 to the second-highest court in the nation. With Justice Fuentes’ appointment in March, 2000, by President Clinton to the United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, he became UB Law’s highest-ranking federal jurist. Now, after Judge Fuentes assumed senior status in July, his friends and family recently gathered for a portrait presentation and ceremony honoring his judicial career.