Heidi Murphy
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Articles by Heidi Murphy
| May. 7 2012 |
UGA School of Law’s Rutledge and Ringhand promoted to named professorshipsTwo University of Georgia School of Law faculty members have been awarded endowed professorships. Lori A. Ringhand has been named a J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law, while Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge has been named the holder of the Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law. |
| May. 1 2012 |
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story to deliver law school graduation addressRichard W. Story, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia School of Law's Commencement May 19. The processional will begin at 10 a.m. on the quadrangle in front of the law school on UGA's North Campus. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Stegeman Coliseum. |
| Feb. 17 2012 |
Georgia Law to host former U.S. ambassadorAmerica's first Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer will deliver a presentation on the fate of those responsible for atrocity crimes on March 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall on the University of Georgia's North Campus. |
| Feb. 7 2012 |
Protect Athens Music events aim to guide local musiciansThe University of Georgia School of Law's Sports and Entertainment Law Society has joined forces with UGA's Music Business Program and Nuçi's Space to host a conference on current music industry business and legal issues. Open to the public, the conference will be held Feb. 23 from 3 - 6 p.m. at the Melting Point in downtown Athens. In addition, a free legal clinic for local musicians will be held Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Nuçi's Space, near downtown. |
| Jan. 23 2012 |
UGA School of Law and College of Education to host Robert Garda at lecturesRobert A. Garda Jr., an expert in education law from Loyola University in New Orleans, will be the featured speaker at various events being hosted by the University of Georgia School of Law and the College of Education. |
| Jun. 10 2011 |
UGA School of Law Professor Larry Thompson elected a director of Washington Post CompanyLarry D. Thompson, the holder of the Sibley Professorship in Corporate and Business Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, was elected to the Washington Post Company Board of Directors, Thursday, June 9. The company increased the size of its board to 11 with the addition of Thompson, while recognizing his "tremendous knowledge and reputation in both the corporate and government worlds." |
| Aug. 17 2010 |
Academic credentials for UGA School of Law entering class continue to climbYesterday, 248 students began their three-year pursuit of a law degree at the University of Georgia School of Law. This class is one of the most academically gifted in the school's history. |
| Dec. 3 2009 |
Georgia Law moot court team takes first place in regional competitionThree University of Georgia School of Law students joined forces to take home the top trophy at a regional round of the National Moot Court Competition held Nov. 20-21 in Atlanta. |
| Aug. 19 2008 |
UGA School of Law enrolls majority-female first-year classToday, one of the most academically talented classes in the University of Georgia School of Law's history begins the three-year pursuit of a law degree. |
| May. 1 2008 |
U.S. Rep. John Barrow to speak at UGA School of Law graduationU.S. Congressman John Barrow will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia School of Law's Commencement on Saturday, May 17. |
| Mar. 25 2008 |
Reminder to return extra tickets for secretaries of state conferenceThe University of Georgia School of Law's Dean Rusk Center and the Southern Center for International Studies remind those who have obtained tickets to the secretaries of state roundtable featuring Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell on March 27 to contact the Classic Center for ticket return procedures if they will not be able to use their tickets. |
| Mar. 11 2008 |
Powell to join Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright at Secretaries of State roundtableOn March 27, five former secretaries of state will gather in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration. Colin Powell has just confirmed that he will be able to join Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright at The Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration. |
| Mar. 4 2008 |
Secretaries of State rountable sold out; waitlist startedThe Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration featuring Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright on March 27 is sold out. |
| Feb. 29 2008 |
Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright to discuss policy issuesOn March 27, four former U.S. secretaries of state will be in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration. |
| Feb. 14 2008 |
Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright to participate in roundtableIn late March, several former secretaries of state will be in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration. |