UNC School of Law

Well-being Day 3 (UNC-wide) – no classes
2024-03-28

University Spring Holiday
2024-03-29

Legal Aid of NC Innovation
2024-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 79°West, 120 Mosaic Blvd, Ste 120, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Thursday, April 11, 5:30 PM – 7:00PM, EST. 79West, Pittsboro, NC
Fireside Chat with Aaron Gard and Legal Aid of NC Innovation
79 West Private Office and Coworking HUB/ Co-working in Pittsboro, NC
Moderator:

Aaron Gard, Executive Director, Institute for Innovation

Admitted Students Day
2024-04-12

LAA Foundation Board Meeting
2024-04-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Boardroom 5003

LAA Board of Directors Meeting
2024-04-12 12:00 - 16:00 | Boardroom 5003

This Art Belongs to the Artist: Art as Human Rights Exhibition & Symposium
2024-04-12 15:00 - 19:00 | Hanes Art Center, 121 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
FRIDAY APRIL 12
Exhibition Reception, 2 – 3 pm
Hanes Art Center Gallery
Symposium, 3 – 7 pm
Hanes Art Center Auditorium, Room 121, zoom https://unc.zoom.us/j/99121784899
Through an art exhibition and symposium, this program explores the ongoing impact of state violence and the consequences of the extralegal prison at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp through the framework of art and law. The program includes an exhibition of art created by men imprisoned at the GBDC followed by symposium speakers, including the virtual participation of several released detainee artists. Speakers will address the sovereign, political, and legal dimensions of detainee art, comment on the inter-related international law issues and the paradox within claims to human rights with a focus on art and the rights of detainees to own and control their creative work. Panelists will also discuss art and abolition as a framework for human rights and the law.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Introduction
3:00 – 3:20 pm
Martin Brinkley, Dean of the School of Law and the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina
Panel 1 History Lessons: The Road Starts Here
3:20 – 4:00 pm
This panel provides an overview of the historical circumstances that gave rise to U.S. control of the Naval Station in Guantánamo, and participation of the state of North Carolina in the U.S. program of extraordinary rendition and torture that culminated in Guantánamo.

Christina Cowger, NC Stop Torture Now, “First in Torture Flights: North Carolina’s Role in CIA Renditions
Louis A. Pérez, Carlyle Sitterson Professor UNC Department of History “Guantánamo: From Naval Station to Detention Center”

Panel 2 – This Art Belongs to the Artist
4:00 – 5:15 pm
This Art Belongs to the Artists brings together several former detainees and survivors of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center along with attorney Mark Mahar and human rights scholar Alexandra Moore to share stories of art making as a form of protest and a necessary process for survival.

Moath Al-Alwi via Alexandra Moore, Director; Professor Human Rights Institute; English, General Literature and Rhetoric, Binghamton Univ., State Univ of New York
Mansoor Adayfi, Writer and former Guantánamo prisoner
Ahmed Rabbani, Artist and Former Guantanamo prisoner 1461
Sabri Al Qurashi- Artist and former Guantánamo prisoner
Mark Maher, Treasurer of Healing and Recovery After Trauma and former attorney for U.S. Reprieve

Break
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Keynote
5:30 – 6:15 pm
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and former UN Special Rapporteur Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights 2017-2023. “You Came too Late”: Reflection on the First UN Visit to the Detention Facility at Guantánamo Bay
Panel 3 – Social Action, Law & Art
6:15 – 7:00
This panel will explore the connections between art, liberation, and abolition and the growing interdisciplinary work of artists using their practices as tools towards justice and abolition. Addressing art and abolition as a framework for human rights and the law, this panel will think through critical questions around the law and the fundamental issues of freedom of expression and art as resistance.

Aliya Hussain, Center for Constitutional Rights, “Resisting Guantánamo”
Aaron Hughes & Amber Ginsburg, artists, “Remaking the Exceptional”

This project is a collaboration between UNC Law and the Dept of Art & Art History, and has been generously supported by: UNC School of Law, Dept of Art & Art History, Institute for the Study of the Americas, College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Arts and Humanities, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, Center for European Studies, Asian American Center, Beth D Jacob/Healing and Recovery After Trauma, Department of History, Department of Communications, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, Department of Women & Gender Studies, NC Stop Torture Now, Sociology Department, Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, and the Department of Romance Studies.
For more information, please contact Deborah M. Weissman weissman@email.unc.edu or Hồng-Ân Trương hatruong@email.unc.edu

2024 Hargrove Colloquium: Media Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2024-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | George Watts Hill Alumni Center
Join us for an exploration of the legal landscape surrounding media and artificial intelligence as we navigate the complexities of this rapidly evolving field. Come hear from David McCraw, Deputy General Counsel at The New York Times, and a panel of experts who will discuss the impact of generative AI on copyright law, defamation law, political communication, and journalism. We’ll tackle such questions as who owns the creative output generated by AI? Who, if anyone, can be held liable for harmful or defamatory content that AI generates? What are the potential risks and safeguards around AI-powered misinformation and voter manipulation? How is AI transforming the news industry?
Whether you’re a lawyer, journalist, media executive, or simply curious about the intersection of AI and media, we hope that you will join us for this thought-provoking exploration of Media Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
This event is free and open to the public.

Last day of classes
2024-04-19

Institute for Innovation Board of Advisors Meeting
2024-04-19 08:30 - 13:00 | Innovate Carolina Junction, 136 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Institute for Innovation Speaker Series: Innovation & Building Effective Teams
2024-04-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Innovate Carolina Junction, 136 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Friday, April 19, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, EST. Carolina Junction, Chapel Hill, NC
Leadership & Building Effective Teams through Innovation
Panelists:

Patricia Brown, Executive Vice President & CLO / SAS
Dedric Carter, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development And Chief Innovation Office/ UNC Chapel Hill
Anson Dorrance, Women’s Soccer Coach, University of North Carolina Athletics
Jeff Allred, Nelson Mullins – Jeffrey A. Allred
John Hardin: Executive Director for the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation

Reading Day (Inclement weather make-up day if needed)
2024-04-22

Examinations begin
2024-04-23

CHANNEL/ UNC law Institute for Innovation w/ New Hanover Community Endowment Presents Nonprofit Startup Basics
2024-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Channel, 106 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401
Wed. May 1, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST, CHANNEL, Wilmington, NC
Nonprofit Startup Basics with Thomas A. Kelley, III, James Dickson Phillips, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Director of the Community Development Law Clinic

UNC Rural Tom Kelley nonprofit presentation
2024-05-02 13:00 - 14:00
UNC Rural Tom Kelley nonprofit presentation- Webinar Event

Examinations end
2024-05-03

Class of 2024 Commencement Celebration
2024-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Top of the Hill, 100 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC
The UNC Law Alumni Association and the entire Carolina Law community look forward to celebrating the Class of 2024 and your accomplishments on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 5:00-7:00pm at TOPO.
We invite you to join us, ease into Commencement festivities, unwind, laugh, and celebrate while taking in the views from one of Carolina’s favorite gathering spots – Top of the Hill!
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
Additional details:

There is no cost to attend – food, all non-alcoholic beverages, and two beverage tickets will be provided.
Dress is casual.
Paid parking is available in multiple public lots and decks around Top of the Hill.
If you have questions, please contact Kelly Rose at kmmann@email.unc.edu.

Law School Commencement (12:30 p.m.)
2024-05-10

Externship Orientation
2024-05-13

Classes Begin
2024-05-13

DDI Board Boot Camp
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23 | Rizzo Center, 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Hosted by the Director Development Initiative, this program is designed for women, people of color, and those who would add in other ways to diversity and who want to learn more about corporate board service. Topics include the job of a director, the skills needed and how to develop them, realistic approaches to advancing your candidacy for a board of directors’ position, diverse directors in non-diverse settings, and evaluating companies and opportunities. Enrollment is limited and based upon application.

Memorial Day Holiday—No Classes
2024-05-27

Deadline to Report Spring Grades
2024-05-29

Greensboro Carolina Law Alumni and Students Reception
2024-05-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Tuggle Duggins, Tuggle Duggins 400 Bellemeade Street, Suite 800, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
Register by Friday May 24, 2024
Please join us  for an alumni reception in Greensboro with current students working in the Triad area this summer and admitted students for fall 2024. Join fellow alumni, meet current students and admitted students, and learn about the exciting things happening in the halls of Van Hecke Wettach Hall. We hope to see you on May 29 for an evening for the entire Carolina Law community.
Please consider signing up to serve as a Carolina Connector when completing your registration. Carolina Connectors will be paired with a student attendee at the reception to extend a warm Tar Heel welcome and help foster new connections with other alumni in attendance.
Registration is required. Dress attire is business. Questions about this event? Please contact Kelly Mann Rose (assistant director of alumni and donor relations) at mann@unc.edu.

Charlotte Carolina Law Alumni and Students Reception
2024-05-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte, North Carolina
Register by Friday May 24, 2024
Please join Dean Martin H. Brinkley ‘92 for an alumni reception in Charlotte with current students working in the Charlotte area this summer and admitted students for fall 2024. Join fellow alumni, meet current students and admitted students, and learn about the exciting things happening in the halls of Van Hecke Wettach Hall. We hope to see you on May 30 for an evening for the entire Carolina Law community.
Please consider signing up to serve as a Carolina Connector when completing your registration. Carolina Connectors will be paired with a student attendee at the reception to extend a warm Tar Heel welcome and help foster new connections with other alumni in attendance.
Registration is required. Dress attire for the evening is business.
Questions about this event? Please contact Kelly Mann Rose (assistant director of alumni and donor relations) at mann@unc.edu.

Raleigh Carolina Law Alumni and Students Reception
2024-06-04 17:30 - 19:00 | K&L Gates LLP, 301 Hillsborough St, Suite 1200, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27603
Register by Tuesday, May 31, 2024
Please join Dean Martin H. Brinkley ‘92 for an alumni reception in Raleigh with current students working in the Triangle area this summer and admitted students for fall 2024. Join fellow alumni, meet current students and admitted students, and learn about the exciting things happening in the halls of Van Hecke-Wettach. We hope to see you on June 5 for an evening for the entire Carolina Law community.
Please consider signing up to serve as a Carolina Connector when completing your registration. Carolina Connectors will be paired with a student attendee at the reception to extend a warm Tar Heel welcome and help foster new connections with other alumni in attendance.
Registration is required. Attire is business. Questions about this event? Please contact Kelly Mann Rose (assistant director of alumni and donor relations) at mann@unc.edu.

Washington, D.C. Carolina Law Alumni and Students Reception
2024-06-05 17:30 - 19:00 | The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington, 1700 H ST. NW, Washington, D.C., 20006
Register by Friday, May 31, 2024
Please join us for an alumni reception in Washington, D.C. with current students working in the capital area this summer and admitted students for fall 2024. Join fellow alumni, meet current students and admitted students, and learn about the exciting things happening in the halls of Van Hecke-Wettach. We hope to see you on June 5 for an evening for the entire Carolina Law community.
Please consider signing up to serve as a Carolina Connector when completing your registration. Carolina Connectors will be paired with a student attendee at the reception to extend a warm Tar Heel welcome and help foster new connections with other alumni in attendance.
The event space at the Metropolitan Club is graciously sponsored by Aubrey Rothrock ’93. Cell phone and electronic device usage is prohibited at the Metropolitan Club. The dress code for the evening is coat, tie, appropriate footwear for gentlemen (no white rubber-soled shoes and no dress sneakers), and commensurate attire for ladies. Registration is required. Questions about this event? Please contact Kelly Rose, assistant director of alumni and donor relations, at mann@unc.edu.

Business Startup Basics
2024-06-10 10:00 - 23:30 | Channel, 106 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401
Presenter: Martin Brinkley, Dean and William Rand Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor

No Classes Meet
2024-06-19

Classes End
2024-06-20
