GW Law Magazine Winter 2022
GW Law Magazine | Winter 2022
In GW Law Magazine’s Winter 2022 issue, you will get a taste of the great things that are happening here at GW Law. After a year and a half of remote operations, our classrooms and hallways are once again bustling with students, faculty, and staff.
This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Jacobs Burns Legal Clinics, one of the oldest clinical law programs in the nation. In this issue, we spotlight some of the Clinics’ successes through the years and reveal the exciting developments underway as we look ahead to the next half century.
Feature Stories
Practice Ready from Day One
Professional development training begins the moment students arrive at GW Law—helping graduates land dream jobs in competitive fields.
A Look Inside Dean Matthew’s Playbook
Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew reveals her visionary agenda
for GW Law—from adding new professorships and scholarships to raising visibility and preeminence.
The High Cost of Learning
With student loan debt in the United States reaching a record
$1.6 trillion in 2020, GW Law is laser focused on increasing support for the next generation of legal minds.
Clinics Celebrate 50 Years of Excellence
For half a century, the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics has been expanding access to vital legal services in D.C. and beyond, transforming legal careers and lives.
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