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untd campus update
May 26, 2023

UNTD College of Law Team Invited to International Moot Court Competition

UNT Dallas College of Law team selected to argue in world's top moot court competition

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Adelfa Callejo – A Special Tribute for the Texas Trailblazer
September 30, 2022

Adelfa Callejo – A Special Tribute for the Texas Trailblazer

On 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.

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untd campus update
July 18, 2022

UNTD and JFK: Site where Oswald was shot has new exhibit

The space is where Oswald was incarcerated after the assassination and where he was shot to death by strip club operator Jack Ruby.

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June 08, 2022

Rossina Ortega Student Highlight

Rossina Ortega Receives Fifth Circuit Scholarship

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untd campus update
April 22, 2022

UNT Dallas COL Student Takes 1st Place at Annual Judge’s Gavel Motion Competition

8th Annual Judge's Gavel Motion Competition

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April 03, 2022

Pass Her The Gavel Campaign Launches in Support of Historic Supreme Court Nomination

Black 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.

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February 11, 2022

Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest, Law Alumna, Receives Gubernatorial Appointment

Congratulations to Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest, J.D. for her gubernatorial appointment. Ms. Combest is a 2018 graduate of the UNT Dallas College of Law.

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January 21, 2022

Law Professor Receives Sloan Foundation Grant

UNT Dallas College of Law professor receives Sloan Foundation grant to study effects of clean energy transition on Native American tribes

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January 12, 2022

Business Law Forum Gives Students Practical Legal Experience

The 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.

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October 27, 2020

UNTD Wins DFW Mock Trial Competition

Congratulations 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!

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October 22, 2020

Law Center Wins AIA Dallas Design Award

Congratulations 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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