Inclusive Excellence - Elon Law

The inaugural competition with a top prize of $200 for the winning essay prompts students to reflect on the current antiracism movement and what roles as future lawyers they have in the movement for equality and Black lives.

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L’11 will help guide the Society of American Law Teachers in its mission to make the legal professor more inclusive and enhance social justice training.

Faculty from Elon Law and Duke Law joined with the CEO of the United Way of Greater Greensboro to share with students how structural barriers hinder opportunities for many people in marginalized communities.

Read Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman's message to students, faculty, and staff on January 18, 2021, a holiday set aside to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work to ensure equal justice for all people.

Elon Law’s Donning of the Kente ceremony on the eve of Commencement for the Class of 2020 was the first to be hosted in a virtual format as graduates active in the Black Law Students Association and their families celebrated the significance of their achievement.

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

The Hon. Albert Diaz, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, accepted Elon Law’s 2020 Leadership in the Law Award during a prerecorded segment of an online ceremony hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school student groups and committees.

“One does one's best work where one is really engaged and committed.” Dean Emeritus George R. Johnson, Jr. praised Elon Law students and graduates while reflecting on his contributions to legal education in a video conversation recorded weeks before his passing. 

A towering figure in the North Carolina legal community, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., who shepherded Elon Law through its first accreditation process with the American Bar Association, died November 15 following a lengthy illness.