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Black History Month Panel Addresses Diversity in Legal Profession
A Feb. 25 panel discussion titled “Lawyers and Judges of Color Balance the Scales” commemorated Black History Month by drawing attention to the contributions of lawyers and judges of color across Colorado and the nation.
Faculty News
Surden Named Interim Executive Director of Silicon Flatirons
Dean S. James Anaya has appointed Associate Professor Harry Surden interim executive director of Colorado Law's Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. Read more
Carpenter Speaks at U.N. General Assembly’s Global Kickoff of 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), of which she serves as the North American member and vice chair, Council Tree Professor of Law Kristen Carpenter delivered a statement about indigenous languages to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Feb. 1. Read more
Faculty in Focus: Deborah Cantrell
Professor Deborah Cantrell almost didn’t become a lawyer. She originally planned to pursue postgraduate study in psychology or economics, but after finding the requisite long hours in a research lab isolating, she found her way to the law, where she has thrived by combining her passions for how people learn to work well together and pursuing social change. Read more
