Iowa Law News
Iowa Law's pro-bono program allows students to gain legal skills while giving back to the community
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expanding the Conversation: Across the Aisle Program Reaches College of Medicine
Monday, April 7, 2025
Across the Aisle, a discussion-based initiative that began at the College of Law in 2022, is making its way to the Carver College of Medicine.
Iowa Law Students Selected for ABA Executive Order Tracking Project
Friday, February 14, 2025
Eight Iowa Law students have been selected by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) SEER Executive Order (EO) Tracking project for a prestigious opportunity—writing summaries of official EOs as they are issued during the start of the new presidential administration.
Upcoming events
College of Law Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 16, 2025 2:00pm
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.A livestream of the ceremony is available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubtfqNdbUAsInterim Dean Todd Pettys will give remarks. Stephen Odeogbola, of Lagos, Nigeria, will be the student speaker. Michael Melloy, senior U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, will be the alumni speaker.
Iowa Law vs. Drake Cady Cup Golf Tournament
Monday, May 19, 2025 8:30am to 5:30pm
The annual Cady Cup Tournament is an event for alumni, faculty, staff, and students of the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake Law School. All are invited to participate—regardless of skill level—to show support for their law school and raise funds for Iowa Legal Aid. The Cady Cup, formerly known as the Dean's Cup, was renamed in 2019 in honor of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady, LW'78.The event includes two formats: match play and best shot. A lawyer who is not a...
College of Law Alumni Reception - Chicago
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025Time of Event: 6:00PM-8:00PMRemarks at 6:30 p.m.Location:Holland & Knight LLP150 N. Riverside Plz, Ste 2700Chicago, IL 60606Members of the Iowa Law School Foundation board and Todd Pettys, interim dean of the UI College of Law, will share updates about Iowa Law and discuss how to support the college through the UI’s Together Hawkeyes campaign.Food and beverages will be provided.RSVP by Tuesday, June 3rd.We hope you’ll join us in Chicago!
Iowa Law Luncheon at ISBA Annual Meeting
Monday, June 23, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Enjoy a delicious lunch while fostering connections and engaging in thought-provoking discussions. Free to alumni!RSVP Here
5th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
Saturday, July 12, 2025 9:00am to 11:00am
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 5th 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...
Recurring events
Across the Aisle
Across the Aisle is a regular event series about learning to disagree while remaining friends, colleagues, classmates, and fellow citizens. At our events, small groups of participants with different views have curated discussions about pre-selected, hot button topics of social and political significance.
Alumni Events
Learn more about annual events for College of Law alumni, including CLE opportunities, alumni reunions, the Alumni Awards Ceremony, and more.
Levitt Lecture Series
Levitt Lectures provide an annual opportunity for the College of Law to bring distinguished speakers from around the globe to present major lectures of interest.