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New Faculty Profile: David Grenardo
Business & LawProfessor of Law; Associate Director, Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions David Grenardo comes to St. Thomas from St. Mary’s University School of Law in Texas, where he taught Professional Responsibility, Contracts, Sports Law, Business Associations, Civil Procedure and International Sports Law. What attracted you to St. Thomas Law? The opportunity to become…
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Our Mission Compels Us to Pursue Excellence
Business & LawOur mission stands out among American law schools, committing us to educate the whole person by integrating “faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice.” This mission does not allow us to retreat from the world’s tumult and trouble; as a community, we are called to lean… -
Bending the Arc of Justice
Business & LawLaw alumnus Jeff Storms' fight for civil rights It’s a Monday evening in April in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. A balloon release and candlelight vigil signal the one-year “angelversary” for Daunte Wright, the young man fatally shot by officer Kim Potter, who stated she intended to pull her Taser but instead had pulled her gun. Civil… -
A Summer on the Justice Bus
Business & LawSecond-year law student Hannah Holmberg has been selected by Equal Justice Works to participate in its 2022 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship program. She is one of just 40 law students from across the country to be chosen for this competitive program, which allows law students to explore their passion for public interest work and… -
Interim Dean Joel Nichols Published by Oxford University Press
Professional NotesThe fifth edition of Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment, co-authored by School of Law Interim Dean Joel Nichols, has been published by Oxford University Press. The book tells the American story of religious liberty from its Colonial beginnings to the latest Supreme Court cases. The authors analyze closely the formation of the First Amendment… -
Pivoting: Restorative Practices in a Virtual Environment
Business & LawRestorative justice practitioners were required to pivot because of the pandemic. The very heart of their work in restorative practice, an alternative approach to dealing with harm that relies on in-person, human connection, was challenged. The St. Thomas Law Initiative on Restorative Justice and Healing recently explored how restorative justice practices changed. Experts Ashley McGuire… -
Dr. Artika Tyner Named 2022 Bush Fellow; Publishes New Book
Professional NotesDr. Artika Tyner, the director of the Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice and a clinical professor at the School of Law, was recently selected as a 2022 Bush Fellow. In addition, her book Reimagining Police: The History and Future of Law Enforcement will be published by Lerner Publishing Group and Thomson Reuters. Out… -
2021 Law Graduates Set Record for Employment
Business & LawSt. Thomas Law’s Class of 2021 set a school milestone for the record high number of graduates employed in “gold-standard” positions within 10 months of commencement. The law school recently reported that 92.3% of last year's graduating class is working in full-time, long-term jobs that either require a law license or for which having a… -
School of Law Celebrates 2022 Commencement
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas School of Law conferred degrees to 199 students on May 14, 2022. Among them were 164 students earning their J.D. – four of whom earned a joint degree – 22 earning an LL.M. in U.S. Law, and 12 earning a master’s or LL.M. degree in organizational ethics and compliance. Professor… -
Law School Thanks Outgoing Alumni Board; Welcomes New Members for 2022-23
University NewsA special thank-you to the outgoing St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Board members for their years of dedicated service, including Beth Forsythe ’06 J.D., past president, and the following directors: Teddy Michel ’99, ’07 J.D., Grant Gherity ’13 J.D., Christina Hanson ’14 J.D., and Caitlin Hull ’16 J.D. Congratulations to the incoming alumni board…