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The annual Iowa Human Rights Research Conference takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Grinnell College. The conference is hosted by the Iowa Network of Human Rights Academics and the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

The call for student proposals is available at: https://iowahumanrights.org/conference/submit-proposal February 16, 2026, is the deadline for students to submit conference proposals.

Registration details and conference schedule will be updated at: https:/...

The Sustainability Lecture Series is an interdisciplinary forum of practicing professionals. The conversation will demonstrate real work in land use planning, environmental governance, and climate innovation to help students understand how their future careers can impact sustainability. The panelists cover a broad range of expertise from Environmental Studies, Urban Planning, and Law.

Participants will:

· Understand sustainability as a systems issue

· Recognize the link between land use and climate...

Come and listen to Iowa's Director of Compliance, Elizabeth Ehrmann, speak about her role with the Sports Law Society. Food will be provided!

Your summer position is more than an entry on your resume—it’s an opportunity to build skills, relationships, and confidence in the legal workplace. Join the Peer Advisors for practical tips and strategies to help you in summer roles covering everything from professional dress and workplace norms, effective communication and self-advocacy, handling challenging assignments or situations, legal workplace etiquette, and strategies for making a strong, lasting impression. Participants will leave...

This event will provide a basic overview of the international of armed conflict in the context of the war in Iran. We aim to provide a welcoming forum for open discussion. No questions too basic or too complex, too large or too small, too simple or too hard. Lunch will be provided.

Join the Criminal Defense Coalition and the Federal Criminal Defense Clinic for a panel event discussing the Safer Supervision Act (SSA), a bipartisan bill supporting successful reentry. Professor Alison Guernsey, REFORM Alliance, community organizers, and people who can speak to the experience of supervised release will discuss the bill and its wider context. Lunch will be provided.

HELI is hosting Elizabeth Kolbert at Voxman in Iowa City on April 11. We’ll follow the presentation with a book discussion on April 22. If you’d like a copy of her book “Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World” there are copies on a table outside of Blake Rupe’s office (180BLB).

Come visit the Commons area during the lunch hour to ask questions about journal with all four journals! This will be an informal chance to learn more about journal, building connections, and potentially win a prize!

Please join us as we celebrate the appointment of Sean Sullivan to the Jon and Sarah Fister Chair in Law and Economics.

We also will recognize Jon (67BS, 71JD) and his late wife, Sarah Fister, who, with their philanthropic gift, established this prestigious position within the College of Law.

Friday, April 24, 2026
3 p.m.

The Levitt Center for University Advancement
Assembly Halls
One West Park Road
Iowa City

A reception will follow in the first-floor rotunda. No RSVP is necessary. Free parking is...

Need a stress relief as the semester winds to an end? Join us for a no-stakes, creative writing session with hosts Carissa Vogel and Caroline Sheerin (Writing Law School Committee) and Hope Metcalf (CCC). For the Law of Writing will engage with the joy of creative writing time, sharing with others (as desired), and treats (provided by CCC) to fuel our flowing words. Hope to see you on Tuesday, April 28th from 12:45pm - 1:45pm in the Faculty Lounge. All are welcome. See you there!

The university-wide Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 5, at 4 p.m. in Hancher Auditorium. The program will be followed by a reception in the Stanley Café, and both are open to the public.

The Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony was created in 2023–24 to recognize our faculty and staff achievements in a coordinated way. It provides an opportunity for the entire university community to honor awardees in one large celebratory event. Last year’s event showcased some of our...

Virtual Panel: “Diverse Career Paths in Law”

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Noon-1 p.m.

Zoom event (Join here)

Diverse Career Paths in Law is a virtual panel for recent Iowa Law graduates exploring the many ways a law degree can shape a career. Alumni panelists from a range of practice areas and professional settings—traditional and nontraditional—will share how they found their paths, made pivots, and built fulfilling careers using their legal training. This candid conversation will highlight possibilities...

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out! 

Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...

All College of Law students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to gather two hours before kickoff to enjoy food, fun, and Hawkeye spirit. Come connect with the College of Law community and cheer on the Hawkeyes together!