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At ���ϲ����� Law Review’s 2025 symposium, “Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” scholars and journalists explored free speech, press rights, social media and AI’s growing influence on information access.

Five members of ���ϲ����� Law’s OUTLaw organization traveled to New York City for the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair this summer, aided by an endowment to ���ϲ�����’s Gender & LBGTQIA Center for students’ professional development.

Jordan Thompson ’14 L’17, legal counsel at TikTok, returned to ���ϲ����� Law to discuss his career and offer insights for students looking to land their dream job. Thompson is a member of the law school’s advisory board.

“Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” the theme of the ���ϲ����� Law Review’s 2025 annual symposium, will take place Friday, Sept. 19, with lawyers, scholars and journalists discussing current challenges to our core freedoms.

M. Alexandra “Alix” Hazel L’09 brings experience in criminal and civil litigation to the board that helps guide ���ϲ����� Law’s trajectory as a national leader in legal education.

Four new full-time teaching faculty at ���ϲ����� Law’s campus in Greensboro and the Flex Program in Charlotte will lead in areas of legal writing and research, torts, wills and estates, and business law.

A rising second-year law student, MacKnight plans to practice criminal law with a focus on juvenile advocacy. She is one of three WCBA scholarship recipients announced this summer.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson shared priorities and perspectives on ethics and the rule of law with ���ϲ����� Law students in Greensboro and Charlotte. Professor David Levine arranged the meeting through his work with Jackson’s office on AI regulations.

The ���ϲ����� Law Flex Program, a part-time, in-person program of legal study for place-bound students at ���ϲ�����’s Charlotte campus, welcomed its second cohort in Fall 2025.

The ���ϲ����� Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at ���ϲ�����’s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.