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Law Professor Named a Top Legal Innovator
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz has been named among the 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia, which was recently published by National Law Review and Wickard...
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Chicago-Kent Welcomes Its Most Selective Incoming Class
Chicago-Kent College of Law has welcomed its most academically selective incoming class in its history, with 279 students joining the J.D. program this fall, 40 of whom are evening students...
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Judicial Discretion: Chicago-Kent Professor Cited by Federal Judge
“It’s really an honor to know that your work has been valuable to a judge in evaluating a timely issue of really great importance,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor...
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Chicago-Kent Professor Wins Best Paper Award for New Theory Explaining the Hidden Power of Law
“I’m really excited,” Chicago-Kent Associate Professor Noah Smith-Drelich says. “It’s always good to get recognition. This is a project that I’ve been actively working on for over two years but...
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Chicago-Kent Professor James Tierney Elected to The American Law Institute
“Election to The American Law Institute is an extraordinary honor,” James F. Tierney says. “For generations, the institute has played a central role in shaping and clarifying American law, and...
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Chicago-Kent Student Earns CHIWIP Scholarship
When Olivia (Villamagna) Staib (LAW 3rd Year) talks about the Chicago intellectual property community, she doesn’t start with patents or trademarks. She starts with the people. “Everyone is so warm...
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Andrew Carnegie Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Chicago-Kent College of Law to Expand Civic Mission Schools Network Across Three States
CHICAGO—June 18, 2026—The Andrew Carnegie Foundation, formerly known as Carnegie Corporation of New York, has awarded $1.5 million over 24 months to Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of...
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‘Help Those People’: Chicago-Kent Celebrates Public Interest at 19th Annual Awards
According to the Law School Admission Council, a not-for-profit organization that is committed to promoting quality, access, and equity in law and education, 49 percent of 2024–25 LSAT takers were...
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Law Student Honored by American College of Bankruptcy
The American College of Bankruptcy has chosen Rachel Lehmann ’26 as its 2026 Seventh Circuit Distinguished Student. The Distinguished Bankruptcy Student program aims to “identify and promote prospective leaders in...
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Labor and Employment Leaders: Spring 2026 Issue of Chicago-Kent Magazine Released
The spring 2026 issue of Chicago-Kent Magazine is now available online. This edition pays tribute to one of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s strongest and longest-standing programs: labor and employment law...