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���ϲ����� professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable in December and early January was media coverage of the ���ϲ����� School of Law's Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic and the announcement by university leaders of a decision to locate the new physician assistant program on main campus.

David Gergen, prominent political commentator, former presidential adviser and chair of ���ϲ����� Law's advisory board, features a posting on his "David Gergen's Voice" blog about the revitalization of downtown Greensboro, N.C. The piece, by Gergen's son Christopher, describes the role that ���ϲ����� Law and other foundation-supported initiatives have played in the city's economic transformation.

���ϲ����� School of Law will host an Admissions Open House on Friday, October 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. This event will give prospective students the opportunity to meet ���ϲ����� law students, faculty, and staff; attend a mock law class; learn more about the unique characteristics of an ���ϲ����� Law education; tour the facilities; and obtain information about our admissions process and financial aid.

Betty Morgan, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and director of the ���ϲ����� Center for Public Affairs, and Eric Fink, Jennings Professor of Law and Emerging Scholar at the ���ϲ����� School of Law, presented a pre-conference workshop on Legal Issues in Internships and Experiential Learning for the National Society of Experiential Education in early October.

Acclaimed writer and attorney Scott Turow will deliver the ���ϲ����� School of Law fall 2010 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Wednesday evening, Oct. 13. Turow's books have been translated into more than 25 languages, sold more than 25 million copies world-wide and have been adapted into a feature-length film and two television miniseries.

A six-part economic development strategy for downtown Greensboro announced Sept. 28 calls for the continued development of the region as a "knowledge community," noting ���ϲ����� Law's positive economic and civic impacts in the area since 2006.