Impact

Sisters in Law

Emmett Boney Haywood '82 and Mary Boney Denison '81 Help Reduce Student Debt for Future Tar Heel Lawyers

Impact

Leading By Example

Devoted alumni, spanning generations—from Elizabeth “Betty” Quick '74 to Dean Martin H. Brinkley '92 to Meghan ’09 and Luis Lluberas '08—drive impact through consistent annual support of the law school that laid the foundations for their successes. The spirit of leadership through sustained giving permeates the Carolina Law community.  Engaged alumni actively uphold the school's legacy of excellence through annual contributions. Their gifts empower rising generations of students while enriching their own lifelong connections to this influential community.

Impact

It’s All in the Name

For Christopher Lam ’02 and Anne Dunton Lam ’02, giving back by establishing a named scholarship fund for current UNC School of Law students was an easy decision. Having directly benefited from scholarship support as newlyweds adjusting to the demands of law school, the couple felt compelled to empower students in the same way. “Having received scholarship aid during our own pivotal Carolina Law experience, we wanted to pay that support forward to today’s deserving students,” they explained.

In The Halls

Seeking Reconciliation: UNC School of Law Students Intern in Rwanda

In the summer of 2023, two bold Carolina Law students embarked on a groundbreaking internship adventure across the world, to Kigali, Rwanda to work in the nation's Ministry of Justice. Their goal was to learn first-hand about Rwanda's innovative legal system and how it has facilitated reconciliation in the country after the devastating 1994 genocide.

In The Halls

From Practicing Law to Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers

When David Wright transitioned from practicing law to a career in higher education student affairs, he knew he found his true calling. Now, as the new Assistant Dean of Student Services at Carolina Law, Wright brings with him a passion for building meaningful relationships with students and helping them achieve their goals.

Alumni Profiles Feature

Q&A with Anika Collier Navaroli ’12, Former Twitter Policy Official Who Testified Before the House Jan. 6 Committee

Anika Collier Navaroli’s expertise lies at the intersection of race, media, technology, law, and policy. She is currently is currently a Senior Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. Before Columbia, Navaroli was a practitioner fellow in the Digital Civil Society Lab that is in partnership with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford PACS (Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.) Prior to her fellowship at Stanford, Navaroli worked in senior content policy roles within the Trust & Safety departments at Twitter and Twitch where she re-examined the traditional balance between free expression and safety.

Service to the State

UNC School of Law’s Civil Legal Assistance Clinic Secures Transfer of Transgender Client 

A significant legal victory was recently achieved by Carolina Law's Civil Legal Assistance Clinic, helmed by Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law and Strategic Director for Emancipate NC Elizabeth Simpson. Simpson and her students successfully litigated a court order to transfer their transgender client, Ashlee Inscoe, from incarceration in a men’s facility to the safer women’s prison she was owed – a significant win for transgender rights in North Carolina.

Impact

An Unusual Judicial Order

The Donald L. Smith/Manila G. Shaver Scholarship that UNC School of Law 2L Maria Romero Perdomo received as a 1L gave her more than partial tuition assistance. The award also offered something priceless: the freedom to explore multiple fields of law for her future career.