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Law Professor Receives Christianity Today Book Award
Law Professional NotesLaw professor Thomas Berg’s latest book, Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age (Eerdmans), received an Award of Merit in the Politics and Public Life category of the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards. Each year the publication honors books it believes are most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture. Berg is one of the…
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Universitywide Restorative Justice Faculty-Staff Learning Community Forming
Business & LawFaculty and staff from across the University of St. Thomas are forming a new Restorative Justice Faculty-Staff Learning Community to build connections, learn from each other and foster the teaching and use of restorative practices on campus. Restorative justice concepts date to the 1970s and have been successfully used in a variety of settings and… -
St. Thomas Alumnus Helps International Company Navigate Ethics and Technology
AlumniIf you are the kind of person who hears about facial recognition and imagines a dystopian, “Black Mirror”-style future, then hearing Michael Gaytko ’16, ’20 MBA, ’20 J.D., ’23 LL.M. talk about the influence of his St. Thomas education may have you feeling optimistic. Gaytko is part of the legal team at IDEMIA, the global… -
St. Thomas Faculty Share Research in Takeover of NPR’s Academic Minute
In the NewsThe week of Sept. 25 kicked off the University of St. Thomas takeover of NPR’s “The Academic Minute” series. The segment is a two-and-a-half-minute daily segment that features researchers from schools around the world. NPR invited five groundbreaking researchers from St. Thomas to share their findings to help listeners better understand the world. Each segment… -
Summer Law Extern: Allison Vasilakis, Activision Blizzard, inc.
Business & LawThis summer 2L Allison Vasilakis made perfect use of the law school’s off-campus Legal Externship Program, accomplishing one of its intended goals for students. She was curious if compliance was an area of the law that could be a potential career path, so she accepted a position with California-based video game company Activision Blizzard on… -
Summer Law Extern: Riley Smith, Wright County Public Defender’s Office
Business & LawOne of the goals of the law school’s Mentor Externship Program is to connect each law student with a practicing attorney who can give them practical advice and guidance they can use in law school and their career. In his summer position with the Wright County Public Defender’s Office, 2L Riley Smith found himself reflecting… -
Summer Law Extern: Alfonso Gunaratnam, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Business & LawLaw school has solidified for 3L Alfonso Gunaratnam that he wants to be a litigator, in part, because he has been diligent about finding ways to explore the career path as a student. This summer, he completed a judicial externship with Judge Diane Bratvold in the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Gunaratnam says having the opportunity… -
Professor David Grenardo Wins Prestigious Warren E. Burger Prize
Law Professional NotesSt. Thomas Law Professor David Grenardo has been recognized nationally as a thought leader by the American Inns of Court. He is the 2023 winner of the prestigious Warren E. Burger Prize for his essay, “Debunking the Major Myths Surrounding Mandatory Civility for Lawyers Plus Five Mandatory Civility Rules That Will Work.” The award recognizes… -
St. Thomas Law Faculty Appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court
People & CultureKarl Procaccini, a full-time visiting assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, has been appointed as the newest associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. He will take the seat of Justice Natalie Hudson, who is being elevated to chief justice of the court. Procaccini has been a St. Thomas adjunct… -
Summer Law Extern: Mirtha Montoya, Strong & Starlike Consulting
Business & LawAs Mirtha Montoya begins her third year of law school, her future career path has come into focus. In part, it’s because of her summer externship with Strong & Starlike, a consulting and educational services firm that works with the government and nonprofits to aid in the creation of programs and policies that benefit minority…