News blog navigationHomeStudentsSort by Title Date Popularity blog postsCollege of Law first-time test takers achieve 96% passage rate on July 2017 Illinois bar examinationOct 13, 2017 12:45 pm1166 views A letter from Dean Amar regarding recent allegations of misconductOct 19, 2018 12:15 pm942 views College of Law first-time test takers achieve 91% passage rate on July 2016 Illinois bar examinationDec 14, 2016 7:00 am748 views College of Law profiles 2017 graduates serving in judicial clerkshipsJun 16, 2017 2:00 pm724 views College of Law 2017 judicial clerkship profiles, Part IIJun 26, 2017 4:15 pm707 views Congratulations to the 2017 Rickert Award recipientsApr 26, 2017 9:30 am624 views Three College of Law students share their experiences in the Illinois Cyber Security Scholars ProgramOct 23, 2017 2:30 pm461 views Illinois ranked a top program for salary-to-debt ratio in new studyJan 27, 2017 10:15 am458 views Katherine Londono '17 wins prestigious Equal Justice Works FellowshipMay 25, 2017 1:45 pm414 views College names 58 employers to 2016 Honor RollDec 21, 2016 2:00 pm388 views Congratulations to the 2016 Rickert Award recipientsApr 21, 2016 7:00 am335 views Illinois Law partners with the Immigration Project on pro bono training for local attorneys and studentsMar 23, 2017 2:45 pm323 views College of Law congratulates Class of 2018May 14, 2018 12:00 pm323 views Reflections on CharlottesvilleAug 17, 2017 3:15 pm321 views Michael Strautmanis '94 to deliver 2017 Convocation addressFeb 28, 2017 12:15 pm305 views Illinois Supreme Court to hear oral arguments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFeb 23, 2018 2:00 pm291 views College of Law congratulates 2018 Rickert Award recipientsApr 26, 2018 4:30 pm277 views Illinois Law students are 2018 World ChampionsApr 16, 2018 9:15 am266 views Kaitlin C. Straker receives 2016 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of ExcellenceJul 18, 2017 3:45 pm262 views College of Law names 62 employers to 2017 Honor RollApr 18, 2018 11:00 am254 views College of Law profiles recent graduates serving in judicial clerkshipsJun 9, 2016 7:00 am252 views Albert Jenner, Jr. Law Library to close for renovationsDec 10, 2018 11:00 am249 views How can law schools be less insular in regard to teaching? Three ideas.Apr 5, 2017 1:15 pm228 views Leipold reflects on his experience as a member of the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing ReformFeb 21, 2017 4:15 pm225 views College of Law student on winning team for Professional Responsibility Strategy CompetitionOct 24, 2017 3:45 pm221 views Yulanda Curtis launches new Veterans Legal Clinic, eager to serve those who have servedJul 23, 2018 3:45 pm217 views Trial Team advances to Quarterfinals in Florida National Trial Advocacy TournamentNov 6, 2017 10:00 am204 views 2016 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedApr 26, 2017 10:00 am201 views College of Law student named Best Overall Advocate at the National Trial Advocacy CompetitionOct 23, 2017 10:45 am199 views Wilson launches #ToleranceMeans Dialogues, a new lecture series that directly engages millennialsMar 15, 2017 10:45 am198 views Frederick Green Moot Court Honorary Round Participants AnnouncedDec 15, 2017 4:30 pm192 views Illinois Law Review and University of Illinois College of Law present symposium on President Trump's first 100 daysApr 28, 2017 11:00 am186 views Trial Advocacy Program guest lecturer teaches students about Courtroom Evidence BasicsSep 15, 2017 9:30 am185 views College of Law congratulates 2017 Frederick Green Moot Court Honorary Round competitorsApr 11, 2017 10:30 am178 views Dean Amar offers 5 pieces of advice to new (and returning) studentsAug 10, 2018 1:30 pm170 views Illinois Law named Top 10 ABA Competition Law SchoolMay 29, 2018 2:30 pm168 views Happy Holidays, From the College of LawDec 19, 2018 12:00 pm162 views 2015 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedApr 14, 2016 7:00 am158 views 2017 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedMay 1, 2018 3:00 pm156 views Catrina Miksis (’16) wins prestigious Equal Justice Works FellowshipMay 12, 2016 7:00 am152 views 2018-19 Federal Civil Rights Clinic students sworn in at U.S. Federal CourthouseSep 10, 2018 2:45 pm149 views Thomas sits on panel at the ACS Annual Student ConventionMar 13, 2018 2:00 pm136 views Thomas and Simmons win Robert P. Larsen Human Development AwardApr 28, 2017 3:15 pm136 views Trial Advocacy students learn about expert witnesses in recent guest lectureSep 26, 2017 11:30 am128 views Professor Thomas works with group of students and 2017 graduate on amicus briefAug 22, 2017 12:45 pm125 views Tom Tyler (Yale Law School) presented a lecture on the benefits of evidence informed lawFeb 3, 2017 2:30 pm124 views Amar quoted in NYT article on teaching constitutional law in the Trump eraAug 24, 2017 2:00 pm120 views Latest bankruptcy research from Lawless, covered in the NY Times, provides student researchers with unique learning opportunityAug 8, 2018 10:00 am118 views Hilda Bahena '01 honored as LLSA 2017 Alumnus of the YearApr 5, 2017 2:15 pm116 views Federal Civil Rights Clinic students sworn in at U.S. Federal CourthouseSep 8, 2017 11:45 am107 views view previous1 view next More News
blog postsCollege of Law first-time test takers achieve 96% passage rate on July 2017 Illinois bar examinationOct 13, 2017 12:45 pm1166 views A letter from Dean Amar regarding recent allegations of misconductOct 19, 2018 12:15 pm942 views College of Law first-time test takers achieve 91% passage rate on July 2016 Illinois bar examinationDec 14, 2016 7:00 am748 views College of Law profiles 2017 graduates serving in judicial clerkshipsJun 16, 2017 2:00 pm724 views College of Law 2017 judicial clerkship profiles, Part IIJun 26, 2017 4:15 pm707 views Congratulations to the 2017 Rickert Award recipientsApr 26, 2017 9:30 am624 views Three College of Law students share their experiences in the Illinois Cyber Security Scholars ProgramOct 23, 2017 2:30 pm461 views Illinois ranked a top program for salary-to-debt ratio in new studyJan 27, 2017 10:15 am458 views Katherine Londono '17 wins prestigious Equal Justice Works FellowshipMay 25, 2017 1:45 pm414 views College names 58 employers to 2016 Honor RollDec 21, 2016 2:00 pm388 views Congratulations to the 2016 Rickert Award recipientsApr 21, 2016 7:00 am335 views Illinois Law partners with the Immigration Project on pro bono training for local attorneys and studentsMar 23, 2017 2:45 pm323 views College of Law congratulates Class of 2018May 14, 2018 12:00 pm323 views Reflections on CharlottesvilleAug 17, 2017 3:15 pm321 views Michael Strautmanis '94 to deliver 2017 Convocation addressFeb 28, 2017 12:15 pm305 views Illinois Supreme Court to hear oral arguments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFeb 23, 2018 2:00 pm291 views College of Law congratulates 2018 Rickert Award recipientsApr 26, 2018 4:30 pm277 views Illinois Law students are 2018 World ChampionsApr 16, 2018 9:15 am266 views Kaitlin C. Straker receives 2016 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of ExcellenceJul 18, 2017 3:45 pm262 views College of Law names 62 employers to 2017 Honor RollApr 18, 2018 11:00 am254 views College of Law profiles recent graduates serving in judicial clerkshipsJun 9, 2016 7:00 am252 views Albert Jenner, Jr. Law Library to close for renovationsDec 10, 2018 11:00 am249 views How can law schools be less insular in regard to teaching? Three ideas.Apr 5, 2017 1:15 pm228 views Leipold reflects on his experience as a member of the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing ReformFeb 21, 2017 4:15 pm225 views College of Law student on winning team for Professional Responsibility Strategy CompetitionOct 24, 2017 3:45 pm221 views Yulanda Curtis launches new Veterans Legal Clinic, eager to serve those who have servedJul 23, 2018 3:45 pm217 views Trial Team advances to Quarterfinals in Florida National Trial Advocacy TournamentNov 6, 2017 10:00 am204 views 2016 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedApr 26, 2017 10:00 am201 views College of Law student named Best Overall Advocate at the National Trial Advocacy CompetitionOct 23, 2017 10:45 am199 views Wilson launches #ToleranceMeans Dialogues, a new lecture series that directly engages millennialsMar 15, 2017 10:45 am198 views Frederick Green Moot Court Honorary Round Participants AnnouncedDec 15, 2017 4:30 pm192 views Illinois Law Review and University of Illinois College of Law present symposium on President Trump's first 100 daysApr 28, 2017 11:00 am186 views Trial Advocacy Program guest lecturer teaches students about Courtroom Evidence BasicsSep 15, 2017 9:30 am185 views College of Law congratulates 2017 Frederick Green Moot Court Honorary Round competitorsApr 11, 2017 10:30 am178 views Dean Amar offers 5 pieces of advice to new (and returning) studentsAug 10, 2018 1:30 pm170 views Illinois Law named Top 10 ABA Competition Law SchoolMay 29, 2018 2:30 pm168 views Happy Holidays, From the College of LawDec 19, 2018 12:00 pm162 views 2015 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedApr 14, 2016 7:00 am158 views 2017 Paul Lisnek Award winners announcedMay 1, 2018 3:00 pm156 views Catrina Miksis (’16) wins prestigious Equal Justice Works FellowshipMay 12, 2016 7:00 am152 views 2018-19 Federal Civil Rights Clinic students sworn in at U.S. Federal CourthouseSep 10, 2018 2:45 pm149 views Thomas sits on panel at the ACS Annual Student ConventionMar 13, 2018 2:00 pm136 views Thomas and Simmons win Robert P. Larsen Human Development AwardApr 28, 2017 3:15 pm136 views Trial Advocacy students learn about expert witnesses in recent guest lectureSep 26, 2017 11:30 am128 views Professor Thomas works with group of students and 2017 graduate on amicus briefAug 22, 2017 12:45 pm125 views Tom Tyler (Yale Law School) presented a lecture on the benefits of evidence informed lawFeb 3, 2017 2:30 pm124 views Amar quoted in NYT article on teaching constitutional law in the Trump eraAug 24, 2017 2:00 pm120 views Latest bankruptcy research from Lawless, covered in the NY Times, provides student researchers with unique learning opportunityAug 8, 2018 10:00 am118 views Hilda Bahena '01 honored as LLSA 2017 Alumnus of the YearApr 5, 2017 2:15 pm116 views Federal Civil Rights Clinic students sworn in at U.S. Federal CourthouseSep 8, 2017 11:45 am107 views