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Dean Davidson shares the SIU Law advantage. Watch the video here.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale strengthened its commitment to students in the Chicagoland area with agreements to bring the expertise of a doctoral research university to qualified community college students by providing the option to earn their bachelor’s degrees remotely and at a lower cost in nine academic programs.
Exceptional efforts in the classroom and in their communities helped this year’s Chancellor’s and Provost’s scholars at Southern Illinois University Carbondale stand out from their peers.
Entries are now being accepting for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2022 Saluki Family of the Year contest.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, which runs mid-September through mid-October, with a wide variety of special activities including guest speakers, music and dance, cultural events and festivals, tailgating, workshops and much more. All of the events are free and open to the public, except as noted.
An exhibit that chronicles that controversy surrounding the appointment of Roland W. Burris to the U.S. Senate in 2009 is available for viewing as Southern Illinois University Carbondale celebrates Constitution Day on Saturday, Sept. 17.
We never stop rethinking what it means to be a lawyer, and we are constantly evaluating the training and curriculum most relevant to a changing legal profession.
SIU School of Law Alumni use their successes to actively contribute to the education and professional development of our students.
~ Activate your 360 Alumni profile
~ Donate to the School of Law
~ Ways to give
~ Nominate an alum for an award
~ Nominate an alum for the Hall of Fame
The School of Law Legal Clinic Programs have received the 2019-20 ISBA Excellence in Legal Education Award.
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The American Association of Law Libraries has recognized Douglas Lind, Law Library Director and Professor of Law, with the 2021 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award.
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