Professor Brad Areheart was invited to workshop his latest article, "The Privilege Gap" (co-authored with Professor Jessica Roberts), at the University of Houston Law Center. He did so, virtually, on January 21.

Professor Areheart also co-led a university-wide Online Teaching and Leadership Series Brown Bag Friday on January 28. In these virtual sessions, UT instructional faculty share strategies, tips, and recommendations for successful teaching and learning online. Professor Areheart presented a talk entitled “Engagement Strategies in Asynchronous Courses” and fielded questions afterwards.

On February 11, Professor Teri Dobbins Baxter participated in a Roundtable Discussion on the Disproportionate Impact of the Pandemic in Racially Marginalized Communities. The discussion was part of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium on Post-Pandemic Privacy: Health, Data, & Dignity.

Professor Baxter also led a discussion at the College of Law on President Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court in light of Justice Breyer’s announced retirement. Professor Baxter discussed the qualifications for a Supreme Court Justice, the role Supreme Court Justices play in the American legal system, the identities and backgrounds of the likely frontrunners for the nomination, and the potential impact of the new Justice on the Court. The event was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association as part of their Black History Month celebration.

Professor Zack Buck’s article, "When Hospitals Sue Patients," was published in the 73rd volume of the Hastings Law Journal in February of 2022.

Professor Buck also presented "Financing Rural Health Care" and served as a discussant on a panel as part of "Health in the Hills: Understanding the Impact of Health Care Law in Rural Communities," the law review symposium at the West Virginia University of College of Law in Morgantown, WV, on February 25, 2022.

Professor Joan Heminway’s essay, “At the Intersection of Corporate Short-Termism and Fiduciary Duties,” was published by the NOVA Knowledge Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment on February 1 as part of an online symposium entitled Short-Termism in Business Law: A Global Approach. The symposium grew out of the First Things First: Is Short-Termism the Problem? discussion group convened as part of the Business Law Workshop at the 2021 Southeastern Association of Law Schools conference last summer.

Professor Heminway was also one of three invited panelists at a February 16 academic research symposium hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) and Florida Atlantic University’s Madden Center for Value Creation. The symposium, entitled "Contemporary Challenges to Corporate Governance: Regulations Concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," consisted of presentations by each panelist on their related work, a traditional Q&A session, and breakout rooms in which Ph.D. students and full-time faculty interacted on issues important to their corporate governance work involving diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is the first of a series of three academic research symposia on Contemporary Challenges to Corporate Governance.

Associate Dean Michael Higdon's latest article, "Common Law Divorce," has been accepted for publication in Volume 74 of the Alabama Law Review.

On February 16, Professor George Kuney participated in a webinar produced by Financial Poise Webinars entitled "Legal Ethics -- Best Practices 2022: Best Practices Regarding Technology."

Professor Alex Long's article "Third-Party Retaliation Problems" will be published in Volume 72 of the Emory Law Journal.

Professor Glenn Reynolds joined with several other professors of Second Amendment law in filing an amicus curiae brief in the United States Supreme Court in the case of Bianchi v. Frosh.

Associate Dean Paula Schaefer recently presented a talk entitled "Lawyers as Caregivers" at the 21st Annual Symposium on Legal Malpractice & Ethics hosted by St. Mary’s University School of Law. Her article by the same name will be published in the St. Mary’s Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics later this year.

Associate Dean Schaefer was interviewed for a Law360 story about the possibility of another default judgment against Endo Pharmaceuticals for discovery misconduct in opioid litigation in Tennessee. The story is available here.

On February 25, Professor Maurice Stucke spoke at The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy about his latest book, "Breaking Away

How to Regain Control Over Our Data, Privacy, and Autonomy"

Professors Penny White and Glenn Reynolds published "A Simple Solution to Policing for Profit" in the Wall Street Journal on February 21. The column draws on their new Tennessee Law Review article, "The New Due Process: Fairness in a Fee-Driven State."