Nabutsingso “Mimi” Hoshut, a student at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, was recently named champion of The Paper Chase, Baylor University’s legal writing competition for Texas law school students.
Full StoryDr. Warren von Eschenbach will serve as the Interim President of the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) beginning April 1, 2024. Dr. von Eschenbach will temporarily fill the position held for nine years by Bob Mong, who is retiring later this year. Mong moves to an Associate Chancellor position.
Full StoryThe UNT Dallas College of Law Community Lawyering Centers received $500,000 in new funding as part of a spending package signed by President Joe Biden over the weekend. The Centers provide free legal services to eligible residents and handle various kinds of cases.
Full StoryUniversity of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) College of Law Professor Cheryl Wattley has been awarded the 2024 Smith College Medal by her alma mater in honor of her leadership in legal education, criminal justice and civil rights.
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law aims to inform attorneys and other legal practitioners, as well as laymen, by publishing relevant, timely and impactful content in the UNT Dallas Law Review. It circulates two student-led digital publications, On the Cusp and Accessible Law.
Full StoryThe University of North Texas College of Law held a candlelight vigil and special event to recognize men and women who were exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. It was the first annual event by the law school's Joyce Brown Innocence Clinic to mark International Wrongful Conviction Recognition Day each October 2.
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law Welcomes Katie Powley - Assistant Director of Admissions
Full StoryUNTD College of Law Prepares for Nuremberg International Moot Court Competition
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law team selected to argue in world's top moot court competition
Full StoryOn September 29th, 2022, a public dedication of the statue honoring Adelfa Botello Callejo was held. The ceremony at the historic Main Street Garden park was a lively tribute to honor the first Mexican-American woman to practice law in Dallas, Texas. Heartfelt speeches and joyful songs were heard throughout the eastern end of downtown, with the 1,000-pound bronze statue of Adelfa Callejo powerfully looming in the foreground.
Full StoryThe space is where Oswald was incarcerated after the assassination and where he was shot to death by strip club operator Jack Ruby.
Full StoryRossina Ortega Receives Fifth Circuit Scholarship
Full Story8th Annual Judge's Gavel Motion Competition
Full StoryBlack Law Students Association and the Young Black Lawyers Organizing Coalition, launch Pass Her The Gavel Campaign in support of the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Full StoryCongratulations to Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest, J.D. for her gubernatorial appointment. Ms. Combest is a 2018 graduate of the UNT Dallas College of Law.
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law professor receives Sloan Foundation grant to study effects of clean energy transition on Native American tribes
Full StoryThe Office of Career and Professional Development has partnered with Bell Nunnally to launch the Bell Nunnally/UNT Dallas College of Law Business Law Forum. The pilot program is designed to expose law students to business law and transactional practice areas.
Full StoryCongratulations to the UNT Dallas COL students Fernando Leal-Calandra, Chase Miller, Anthony Lyons and Aubrey Eyrolles for their First Place win in the inaugural DFW Metroplex Mock Trial Competition! Fernando Leal-Calandra was also awarded Best Advocate for the entire competition!
Full StoryCongratulations to UNT Dallas College of Law for receiving another preservation honor. The Design Awards has designated the UNT Dallas Law Center as a 2020 Winner for its responsiveness to beauty, poetry, site condition and context, inspiration, process, and environmental, economic, and social impact.
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