Michigan campus graduates of WMU-Cooley Law School were honored during a graduation ceremony on Dec. 18. The commencement, which was held live at Michigan State University’s Wharton Center, allowed family and friends the opportunity to join the ceremony remotely through a YouTube livestream event.
Soon-to-be graduate of WMU-Cooley Veller Morris has been selected for the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Class of 2022. The coveted program, administered by the U.S Office of Personnel Management, values leadership, problem-solving, strategic thinking and other qualities that lead to excellent service in a future career in the government.
The Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School $300,000 in grant funding to screen post-conviction claims of innocence. In 2019, the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project (Project) first received the Upholding the Rule of Law grant.
On November 19, WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus honored students during the law school’s fall-term honors convocation.
The WMU-Cooley Law Review honored attorneys Mark Bendure, Sima Patel, and Jessica Zimbelman during the organization’s annual Distinguished Brief Award ceremony on Nov. 18. The ceremony, which recognizes the most scholarly briefs filed with the Michigan Supreme Court in 2021, was held virtually to due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WMU-Cooley Law School’s Homeland and National Security Law Review hosted national drone experts during a virtual Drone Law Symposium on Nov. 10, 2021.
On November 11, WMU-Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus held a convocation honoring students who will be graduating following the law school’s fall term.
WMU-Cooley Law School has announced a new scholarship opportunity beginning November 2021 for students beginning a Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program in January, May, or September 2022.