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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Alternative Spring Break Panel

Join the panel discussion about the VLS spring break trip to Dilley and Karnes Detention Centers to help detained families. Learn about asylum seekers on our southern border and hear about our week in Texas. Snacks will be provided.​​

Faculty Speaker Series: Restoring Lake Champlain: Hope, Harmony and Hard Work

​David Mears will share the history and status of efforts to address pollution into Lake Champlain.  He will describe the evolution of federal and state clean water laws as applied to the lake, along with developments in our understanding of relevant science and pollution control strategies.  Mears will share his experience working on this issue […]

Hidden In Plain Sight

​​The Federalist Society will be hosting Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday, April 13th at 12:45 PM in the Chase Community Center.Mr. Wallison will offer an explanation of what caused the 2008 financial crisis and the probability of another severe economic downturn. Mr. Wallison's lecture will be followed by a Question-and-Answer period.The […]

WLG Lessons in Human Trafficking

​​​​The Women's Law Group is partnering with the US Attorneys Office (VT District) to bring a training and panel discussion on Domestic Human Trafficking, the prevalence of trafficking, and how to prosecute these cases. Furthermore, we will discuss the sexual violence to prison pipeline and what advocacy measures the legal system can provide to prevent […]

Williams Lecture with Patricia Salkin

​​​​Patricia Salkin’s talk, titled “Gaming the Future: A Winning Strategy for Land Use and Sustainable Development,” explores how land use and land development can be viewed through the lens of game theory with many players in the land use game and multiple agendas and strategies to ultimately create winners and losers. Dean Salkin will discuss the […]

International Law Society Elections

​The International Law Society invites you to come vote on Thursday, April 14 at 4:30 PM in Oakes 208.Interested in running?  Open positions include (2) Co-Chair Positions, Secretary, Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, and (2) Student Liaisons.If you have any questions about the positions, please do not hesitate to contact a current ILS e-board member.

Race, Sex and Empowerment in the 21st Century Conference

​​​​​This conference will focus on the many intersections of sexual health. It will look at the importance of access to affordable reproductive health care. It will examine how placing hurdles to this access disproportionately effects communities of color, rural communities, and low-income areas. The conference will also delve into issues surrounding domestic violence, especially in […]