Dean's letter
Learning through service: across town and around the globe In keeping with the Law School's tradition of service,
Commonwealth for unparalleled commitment to pro
our faculty and students continue to demonstrate a
bona work and community service.
remarkable capacity to combine learning opportuni ties with community engagement. Much of that work
The current issue of Richmond Law highlights the service of two of our faculty members in the broader
occurs right here in the opportunity-rich
global community. Professor Azizah al-Hibri secured
city where we live and work. And today, far
a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
beyond the Richmond city limits, we are
to support the work of Kara mah, an international
pursuing an increasing range of oppor-
human rights organization. Under Professor al-Hibri's
tunities to teach and to learn through
guidance, Karamah has become a leading interna-
engagement with a global community.
tional voice for women's rights in the Muslim world.
In the last issue of Richmond Law, we highlighted the Law School's engage-
Richmond law students have been her partners in learning and service from Kara ma h's inception.
ment in the Richmond community
Professor Joel Eisen spent the spring semester in
with a feature about the opening of
China on a Fulbright grant. There he taught courses
our UR Downtown location. Now, just
on environmental law and energy policy to Chinese
a few months later, UR Downtown is a
law students and consulted with Chinese scholars
crossroads of activity. The Law School 's
and government officials on the issue of global warm-
Jeanette Lipman Family Law Clinic and
ing, all the while staying connected to Richmond stu-
the Harry L. Carrico Center for Pro Bono
dents through his very active blog.
Service are up and running, offering our
Whether across town or around the globe, our
students a wide range of opportuni -
faculty and students are finding increasingly creative
ties to develop professional skills while
ways to teach and to learn while offering much need-
providing critically needed services to clients. In those
ed service to the community beyond our university
same months we paid tribute to Bob Shepherd's
campus. I know you 'll enjoy reading their stories in
lifetime of service as a teacher and role model for
the pages that follow.
our students, and as a tireless advocate on behalf of Virginia's children in courts and in the legislature. We also celebrated a new generation of service when Miriam Sincell, L'og, was selected by the Virginia State Bar to receive the Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro
John G. Douglass
Bono Award, which singles out one law student in the
Dean of the Law School