UNC School of Law

University Day
2021-10-12 | DC
University Day (no classes from 1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

Technology, Inclusiveness, Structural Racism, and Silicon Valley
2021-10-15 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
The UNC Center for Civil Rights; UNC Center for Media Law and Policy; UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life; and Common Sense Media will host a panel discussion on “Technology, Inclusiveness, Structural Racism, and Silicon Valley.”
We are at a crossroads. Our lives and entire society have been transformed by a technology revolution and its 24/7 influence on so many aspects of our reality. But even as we rely on technology for connection and collaboration, we’re also feeling the negative impacts of its deep roots into our lives, our culture, and our beliefs. Nowhere is that impact felt more keenly than in the systemic problems of racial justice and inequality in our society. As we begin to truly do the work as a society to unravel these threads, we also see how technology has been wielded as a tool to reinforce unjust and inequitable systems and norms. It has been used maliciously to disenfranchise Black voters, to create “e-carceration” systems that prevent those out of prison from ever truly gaining access to jobs and opportunities, to fuel the rampant distribution of racist and hateful content across their platforms, all while systematically denying children in Black and low-income neighborhoods access to the devices and connection speeds they need to succeed in school and beyond. And all of this has happened under the watch of technology leadership that lacks the diversity of Black and Brown faces, and downplays their complacency. This timely panel will explore how the major tech companies will inevitably be judged by their impact, for better or worse, on racial justice and inequality in America, and what steps we need to take to create a more equitable future.
Panelists include:

Amelia Gibson, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Information and Library Science
Rachel Kuo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life
Ted Shaw, Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, UNC School of Law
Jim Steyer, CEO/ founder of Common Sense Media and editor of Which Side of History? How Technology is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives,
Francesca Tripodi, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Information and Library Science; Senior Faculty Researcher, Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life
moderator: David Ardia, Associate Professor of Law, UNC School of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy

The event will be held on Zoom and will be open to the public.

Fall Break
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-22 | DC
Fall Break
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Faculty Speaker Series - K-Sue Park
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
K-Sue Park Georgetown University Law Center (remote)
Property Law; Land, Dispossession and Displacement.
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/k-sue-park/

Law & Literature Alumni Book Club with Professor Bryan and Professor Orth
2021-10-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Back by popular demand, alumni are invited to join the Law Alumni Association and the Office of Advancement for another installation of the virtual Law and Literature Alumni Book Club, featuring UNC School of Law’s Professor Patricia L. Bryan and Professor John V. Orth.
Featuring Professor Orth’s short story from 2010, entitled Self Defense, this selection begins with a daily dog walk and leads its readers into deep thoughts around the state of American law and happenings in today’s society. A discussion around this story will be modeled after Professor Bryan’s popular Law & Literature class at Carolina Law, and alumni will be able to submit questions for Professor Orth to answer about his work.

Military and Veterans Law Clinic - Purple Heart Ceremony
2021-11-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
In observation of Veterans Day, Dean Martin H. Brinkley ’92 and Professor John W. Brooker ’03, director of the Military and Veterans Law Clinic, invite the UNC-Chapel Hill community to an outdoor Purple Heart Ceremony honoring Army veteran John Spencer, with presiding officer Brigadier General Alison C. Martin ’00. Seating will be provided.
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Faculty Speaker Series - Cathy Hwang
2021-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Cathy Hwang University of Virginia School of Law, remote
Business Law, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Contracts, and Corporate Governance. https://www.law.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/ch6cq/2914983

Thanksgiving Recess
2021-11-25 - 2021-11-26 | DC
Thanksgiving Recess (begins after final class on Wed, Nov 24)
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Faculty Speaker Series - Anne Tucker
2021-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Anne Tucker Georgia State University College of Law, remote
Financial Institutions; Business Organizations; Contracts; Legal Analytics.
https://law.gsu.edu/profile/anne-tucker/

Trial Advocacy Intensive Session
2022-01-02 - 2022-01-04 | DC
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Faculty Speaker Series - Marie Boyd
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Marie Boyd University of South Carolina School of Law, remote
Torts, Food & Drug Law, Food Law and Policy, Administrative Law.
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/law/faculty_and_staff/directory/boyd_marie.php

Watch: UNC Center for Civil Rights Panel on Critical Race Theory
2022-01-19 12:00 - 12:50 | Virtual
What is Critical Race Theory (CRT) and why are we hearing about it now?
Join the UNC Center for Civil Rights for an in-depth panel discussion centered around CRT. Learn more about it from our expert panelists as they take a deep dive into this highly debated school of thought. Submit questions prior to the event via the registration form.
Panelists include:

– Richard Delgado, the co-founder of CRT
– Brian Gibbs, Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC School of Education
– Theodore M. Shaw, Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights, UNC School of Law
– Jean Stefancic, Professor and Clement Research Affiliate, University of Alabama School of Law
– moderator: Erika Richmond, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Civil Rights, UNC School of Law

Q&A
Read additional audience questions answered by Professor Brian Gibbs (PDF)
Video Recording
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First Amendment Law Review Symposium
2022-01-21 09:00 - 15:45 | Virtual
The First Amendment Law Review’s annual symposium is free and open to the public. Every year the First Amendment Law Review hosts a symposium for First Amendment scholars from around the country to discuss and debate different First Amendment issues. Past themes include Fake News, Free Speech and Higher Education, and Net Neutrality and the First Amendment.

Faculty Speaker Series - Osamudia James
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Osamudia James, University of North Carolina School of Law, in person
Administrative Law, Civil Rights and Discrimination, Education Law, Race and the Law.
https://law.unc.edu/people/osamudia-james/

NC Journal of Law & Technology’s Symposium on Vaccines and the Law
2022-01-28 13:00 | Virtual
The North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology’s annual symposia focus on cutting-edge legal issues in a wide array of technology-related topics. These symposia are open to UNC students and staff, NCBA members seeking CLE credit, and members of the public.

Festival of Legal Learning
2022-02-01 - 2022-02-04 | Virtual
UNC School of Law’s Festival of Legal Learning is a convenient, affordable and enjoyable way to satisfy all your MCLE requirements. Offering live sessions virtually over a 4-day period, the Festival is designed to build basics, sharpen skills, provide perspectives and highlight new developments in the field of law. The format offers you 12 hours of CLE credit, including selections in technology, ethics/professional responsibility, substance abuse/mental health. This diverse program also lets you customize your learning and choose the courses most beneficial to your needs. The quality of the courses you select is assured. Your instructors are recognized experts in their fields and will include professors from Carolina Law as well as distinguished guest faculty.

Faculty Speaker Series - Kara Bruce
2022-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Kara Bruce The University of Toledo College of Law, in person
U.S. Legal History—specifically twentieth century political economy, Civil Rights, and hate speech.
https://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/Bruce.html

Faculty Speaker Series - Ben Levin
2022-02-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Ben Levin, Colorado Law School, in person
Criminal Law and Policy; criminal justice reform and its relationship to other movements for social and economic change.
https://lawweb.colorado.edu/profiles/profile.jsp?id=824

Law & Literature Alumni Book Club - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
2022-02-23 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Styled in the model of Professor Patricia Bryan’s popular Law & Literature class at Carolina Law, alumni are invited to take part in a thoughtful conversation with Professor Bryan and Grace A. Gregson, BA ’14, JD ’17.

Faculty Speaker Series - Sahar Aziz
2022-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, CB #3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Sahar Aziz, Rutgers Law School, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, in person
Civil Rights, National Security, Middle East Law, Race and the Law.
https://law.rutgers.edu/directory/view/8277

CPILO Fun Run/Walk
2022-02-26 07:30 - 10:00 | DC
Who: Law students, faculty, partners, community members–all are welcome!
What: Fun 5K Run/Walk
Where: 160 Ridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
When: Saturday, February 26th at 7:30am
Why: To support public interest law summer grants
The Carolina Public Interest Law Organization (CPILO) is hosting a fun 5K run/walk. Proceeds will go directly towards funding modest grants for UNC Law students who accept unpaid summer internships in public interest law.

Classes resume
2022-03-21 | DC
Classes resume
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Information Warfare in the Russian-Ukraine Conflict
2022-03-24 16:00 - 17:00 | DC
This moderated panel will explore the information war underway in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In addition to discussing the many challenges facing journalists covering the conflict, the panelists will explore how social media has changed information warfare and impacted intelligence gathering and analysis, evaluate how social media platforms and journalists handle mis- and disinformation, and offer media literacy tips to our audience.

A Career of Service: A Symposium Honoring the Judicial Legacy of Judge James A. Wynn
2022-03-25 | DC
Please join Volume 100 of the North Carolina Law Review on Friday, March 25th, beginning at 9:00 AM for “A Career of Service: A Symposium Honoring the Judicial Legacy of Judge James A. Wynn.” This event will be hosted by Zoom.

CPILO Auction & Benefit
2022-03-25 19:30 - 22:30 | DC
Carolina Public Interest Law Organization invites the law school community to its annual Auction & Benefit. All proceeds from the event go directly to fund UNC law students accepting full-time, unpaid public interest law positions for the summer.
The Story Venue, 450 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

GiveUNC
2022-03-29 | DC
UNC School of Law offers students an accessible, affordable top 25 legal education. A Carolina Law degree allows our graduates to practice their chosen legal field without the burden of student debt. GiveUNC is a 24-hour virtual gathering of Tar Heels to give back and support Carolina. This GiveUNC, you can support our students, world class faculty, and hands-on programming. On March 29, support a degree like no other.

CRGE 2022: Public Health and Structural Inequality
2022-04-01 14:00 - 17:00 | DC
The Conference on Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity is proud to present our Spring 2022 Conference, focusing on topics of public health and structural inequality. Panels will run 2-5pm on Friday, April 1st and 9am-12:30pm on Saturday, April 2nd (with in person social that evening).

Institute for Innovation: Celebrating Legal Service to the State
2022-04-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Graham Memorial Hall, 210 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, 27514, United States
The UNC-Chapel Hill community is invited to an event showcasing Carolina Law’s faculty and students as they share the impactful stories of how they have helped for-profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations from across the state.
You will hear about B3 Coffee and how they are providing community-integrated social and vocational opportunities for people of all abilities by using coffee to bring people together to dismantle stigma and influence change toward a more inclusive equitable world. You will also hear about Chicora Engineering, a Native American owned and operated civil engineering firm based in Pembroke, N.C.
The Institute for Innovation fills in the missing piece of the puzzle for the entrepreneurship ecosystem by providing early stage legal counsel that is critical to the success of new businesses and organizations. The three clinics that comprise the Institute (Startup NC Law Clinic, Community Development Law Clinic, Intellectual Property Clinic) are training lawyers, supporting and protecting the dreams of entrepreneurs and strengthening economies across the state.

State of the School Address with Dean Martin Brinkley
2022-04-11 18:00 - 18:30 | DC
Jim Deal ’74 and the Law Alumni Association invite you to join them for an exclusive evening with Dean Martin H. Brinkley ‘92 as he shares the State of the School Address.
After an introduction by Jim Deal ’74 (President, Law Alumni Association and Partner, Deal, Mosley & Smith), Dean Brinkley will share information and important school initiatives as well as news from the school and give an inside look at life back in the halls of Van-Hecke Wettach.

Watch: District Attorney Candidate Debate
2022-04-12 12:00 - 12:50 | DC
The Prosecutors and Politics Project hosted a debate for the candidates in the 2022 election for Orange/Chatham District Attorney.
Watch now: Play a recording of this debate
