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From Dean Sara - October 1, 2021

Since we graduated our charter class in 2001, the law school has watched our graduates go on to do remarkable things. Our alums are lawyers, judges, industry executives, and legislators, and all are an asset to their communities both in Nevada and around the country. One of those extraordinary graduates is Dr. Brittnie Watkins, who graduated from Boyd in 2014 with a joint JD and PhD in Educational Psychology, and then returned to the law school in 2017 to receive her LL.M. in Gaming Law and Regulation. After leaving Boyd, Dr.

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