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Richardson, Hancock listen to Thomas
Lane (L'91)announce the new scholarship.
Tulane Law School will have an endowed professorship in corporate law and a new scholarship in honor of one of its longest-serving and most beloved professors, Interim Law Dean Sally Richardson announced during... 
Law student committed to 'life of service' in public interest law
Earlier this fall, Erika Hodges, a second-year Tulane Law student, spoke to rising first-years, explaining their reasons for diving into public interest law.
“When I was growing up, if I had been in trouble, I would have needed the help of a public defender,” they recounted matter-of-factly. “My... Read more November 27, 2023
Three from Tulane Law honored for their pro bono service
Three members of the Tulane Law community – a student, a professor and a staff member – have been honored by The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) as part of their annual Pro Bono Honor Roll award.
Professor Khrista McCarden, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic Staff Member Kimberly Terrell,... Read more November 20, 2023
Tulane Law faculty honored for their scholarship and mentorship
Tulane Law Professors Laila Hlass and Saru Matambanadzo have been honored by Tulane University for their innovation and dedication to education as part of the annual Research, Scholarship, and Artistic Achievement Awards.
Hlass, Associate Provost for International Affairs and the Co-Director of... Read more November 09, 2023
The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic won an important U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in October in a case that has spanned more than five years and involved almost a dozen students.
Argued over the summer by Clinic student-attorney and recent graduate Steven Moctezuma (L’23) under the... Read more
Tulane part of consortium designated as national Tech Hub
The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced last week that Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind Propeller, a consortium that includes Tulane University, is one of 31 newly designated Tech Hubs.
The consortium, known as GLOW Propeller, will support development of offshore wind energy... Read more November 03, 2023
In 2020, as Louisiana’s detention of immigrants soared to the second highest in the nation, Tulane Law boosted its immigration law program with the launch of a new legal clinic dedicated to building a pipeline of attorneys through training students to represent local community members in seeking... Read more
Tulane University Innovation Institute launches university’s first Faculty Innovation Council
Tulane faculty now have a direct line to weigh in on the university’s programmatic innovation strategies and goals for the Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII): the Faculty Innovation Council (FIC). FIC is composed of Tulane faculty members who possess expertise in their areas of study and... Read more October 25, 2023
Tulane Law student Lakshmi “Lex” Kumar has embraced her second chance at life.
Just a few years from a diagnosis of a rare congenital heart condition that could have taken her life, she is among the law school’s most avid student scholars and leaders.
“Second chances are rarely given,” said Kumar... Read more 
Center for Energy Law Director’s book named best of the year
A book on transnational law by Tulane Center for Energy Law Director Frederic Sourgens (L’05) has been named the 2023 ABILA Book of the Year.
The American Branch of the International Law Association awards the Book of the Year Award annually to the best book published in the previous year on... Read more October 17, 2023
The work that Professor Carla Laroche is doing – exploring the barriers that prevent underrepresented communities from gaining access to justice – is tailor-made to her interests and passions.
It didn’t always look so obvious but her journey in law made it clear.
“For me, knowing the law was... Read more 
Tamunoboma “Dominion” Fenny was supposed to be a doctor – it’s what she believed for a long time, and what her parents had hoped.
“But it turns out that I really, really like the law, and I really enjoy learning about the law,” said the newly-minted president of the Tulane Graduate and... Read more 
Energy Forum to bring top experts in the field Oct. 26-27
Current and past commissioners from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), energy titans, leaders in the energy bar, and Tulane Law and Business professors will provide their insights into the future of energy law at the Tulane Energy Law Forum in October.
The Tulane Energy Forum is a... Read more October 01, 2023
Next Wave Scholarships will fuel Tulane Law students’ future
Some gave because their time at Tulane Law was life-changing; others, for the promise of the next generation of lawyers. A handful celebrated a golden milestone – their 50th reunion – by giving, while a few families chose to make gifts to honor the memory of those they lost, great lawyers trained... Read more September 25, 2023
Making life a little easier for those in creative industries is the goal of a new book collaboration by Tulane Law Professor Elizabeth Townsend Gard and her offspring and artist, Sidne K. Gard.
The book is called Just Wanna Trademark for Makers (C&T Publishing) and is co-written by the duo.... Read more 
SEC Commissioner to visit Tulane Sept. 28
The Murphy Institute’s Center on Law and the Economy will host a visit by Mark T. Uyeda, one of five Commissioners on the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, on September 28 at the School of Law. Commissioner Uyeda is the first Asian Pacific American to serve as an SEC Commissioner.
... Read more September 21, 2023