As the mother of three children, Maxine Eichner, Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, has personal experience in facing the challenges that American families face in juggling work and parenting. That knowledge has inspired not only Eichner’s focus on family law but her most recent book, …

This article originally appeared in the Fall-Winter 2019 issue of Carolina Law. From “one little room” to thousands of alumni worldwide, the state’s oldest professional school reaches its terquasquicentennial milestone at the turn of the decade. By Melissa M. Hyland ’13, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Reference and Faculty Research Services Librarian The University of …

This article originally appeared in the Fall-Winter 2019 issue of Carolina Law magazine. Ada Wilson ’09 began making an impact in her position at Auburn University’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity on her first day. She encouraged a senior who wanted to study abroad to research scholarship opportunities and apply for a Fulbright award. The …

At a meeting held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, the Faculty of the University of North Carolina School of Law adopted the following resolution: While we continue to support the permanent removal of the confederate monument known as Silent Sam from campus, we condemn the settlement that gives the statue and $2.5 million to the …

The Senate confirmed Richard E. Myers ’98, Henry P. Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC School of Law, to be a Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on Thursday, December 5. With his confirmation, Myers fills the longest standing vacancy in the federal courts.  A native of Kingston, …