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1. Law School Dean Establishes Public Interest and Rural Community Sustainability Fund

   Monday, May 20, 2013

   Dean Stacy L. Leeds has committed $50,000 to establish the Public Interest and Rural Community Sustainability Fund in the School of Law.

2. Arkansas Law Student Wins Distinguished Legal Writing Award

   Friday, May 17, 2013

   Third-year Arkansas law student Taylor “T.W.” Brown is one of only 15 law students in the nation to be honored with a 2013 Distinguished Legal Writing Award.

3. Corruption Sometimes Fosters Regulatory Compliance, New Study Shows

   Tuesday, May 07, 2013

   A University of Arkansas economist examined the relationship between corruption and regulatory compliance – on both a theoretical and empirical level – and found, surprisingly, that corruption in some circumstances actually fosters regulatory compliance.

4. Vilsack Emphasizes Importance of Rural America

   Tuesday, April 30, 2013

   U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited with students and many others while serving as the featured speaker for this year’s Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecturer Series.

5. Juvenile Law: Implementing Miller/Jackson in Arkansas

   Monday, April 29, 2013

   Panelists including D'lorah L. Hughes of the School of Law will discuss how to implement decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.

6. The Price of Vice: The Side Effects of Legislating Morality

   Wednesday, April 24, 2013

   Experts will explore the effects of gambling law and legislating moral issues at 12:45 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

7. Animal Rights, Consumer Persuasion Topic of Campus Lecture

   Friday, April 19, 2013

   Wes Jamison of Palm Beach Atlantic University will lecture on “You’re Guilty: How Animal Rights Groups Use Cognitive Dissonance to Persuade Consumers” at 11 a.m. April 23.

8. Sandusky Grand Jury Unfairly Mentioned Paterno, Professor Argues

   Thursday, April 18, 2013

   University of Arkansas law professor Brian Gallini argues that the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation that led to the indictment of Jerry Sandusky unfairly involved former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

9. Come 'Take Back the Night'

   Wednesday, April 17, 2013

   The 11th annual Northwest Arkansas “Take Back the Night” march will be held at 6:45 p.m. Friday, April 19, on the Fayetteville Square.

10. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Visiting Campus

    Monday, April 15, 2013

    U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will speak on April 23 as part of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture is free to the public, but tickets are required.