Events Calendar

Stay informed and stay engaged with the VLGS Events Calendar. Expand your knowledge with stimulating discussions from our symposiums, webinars, and weekly info sessions. Our calendar is your go-to resource for staying ahead of the latest happenings within the Vermont Law and Graduate School community. 

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Embedded Racism in the Law: Racism in Legal Education

Join us for our first panel in our Embedded Racism in the Law Series for 2022. VLS administration will discuss how VLS is taking steps to meet our Diversity Plan and Anti-Racism statement. We will hear from the Black Law Student Association's president who will preview the Race and the Law symposium. Finally, […]

Race and the Law Symposium

Each year, Vermont Law School's Black Law Student Association hosts the Annual Race and the Law Symposium, offering a general theme involving the law’s impact on people of color. The legal field is disproportionately non- inclusive. White people make up over 80% of the field, while Latinx and Black people make up less than 6%. Pacific […]

The News from D.C.: Advancing Environmental Justice in America

Marianne Engelman-Lado, Deputy General Counsel of Environmental Initiatives at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will discuss steps that the EPA is taking to advance environmental justice and equity and, particularly, to strengthen civil rights compliance and enforcement. With Executive Orders 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, […]

Animal Law Society Symposium 2022: Bridging Animal and Environmental Law

Animal Law Society Symposium 2022 Bridging Animal and Environmental Law  |   Friday, March 25, 2022 Watch Online Animal and environmental law frequently overlap, yet the fields are often siloed. This symposium will explore ways to bridge the two fields through case-study panels that examine specific areas where there is significant overlap […]

A Discussion with Brian Potts JD’04

Join other Swans on Thursday, April 14, at 3:30 p.m. ET to hear from lawyer, entrepreneur, writer, and mentor, Brian Potts JD'04! During this virtual event, which is presented by the Vermont Law School Alumni Association, Brian will discuss his career journey leading to Perkins Coie, including how he became "LinkedIn famous"; launching the […]

NALSA Symposium 2022: Indigenous Representation in the Law

Native American Law Students Association (NALSA), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Law Society (FALS),  will be co-hosting this in Chase Center, on-campus, as well as streaming LIVE via Zoom and YouTube. Register in advance if you would like to participate online or attend in person (so we can assess food/chairs, and so on). […]

Norman Williams Lecture: Indigenous Nations and the Contours of #Landback

  Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center presents the 18th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law:  "Indigenous Nations and the Contours of #LandBack" Stacy Leeds, Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Lecture […]

What Changes the Electric Grid Needs to Meet Our Clean Energy Goals

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Bird Flu and the Normalization of Ventilation Shutdown

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International Environmental Law and the War in Ukraine

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Payment for Ecosystem Services in Vermont: A Farmer-Led Approach to Conservation Funding

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