For the past two days the law school has taken part in #RebelsGive, a 1,957 minute fund raising event held university-wide celebrating the founding of UNLV in 1957. We are fortunate and grateful to have three generous donor challenges, where your gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Please join me in supporting the law school by taking advantage of one of these three terrific challenges here:

$5,000 match from the UNLV Boyd Alumni Board in support of a scholarship endowment set up by the Board. A great way for alums to support future Boyd students.  
$10,000 match for the Immigration

It's been an exciting week at the law school, and I am delighted to share some updates:

Congratulations to Dean Frank Durand who this week received the inaugural Inspira Award from the Las Vegas Latino Bar Association. As Dean of Students, Frank has for two decades played a leading role shaping the law school and supporting thousands of Boyd students.

Every year, the Nevada Law Journal (NLJ) works closely with the Nevada Supreme Court to prepare a White Paper and an accompanying symposium addressing an important legal issue in Nevada. This year's White Paper, “To Bail or Not to Bail

On October 19, the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law hosted its annual Alumni Dinner and Awards Presentation with a special recognition of classes from 2004, 2009, and 2014. Congratulations to our award winners:

• Alumnus of the Year, John J. Piro '10
• Distinguished Service Alumni Award, Sandra Douglass Morgan '03
• Alumni Volunteer Leadership Award, Adriana Guzmán Fralick '03
• Young Alumni Award, Keith J.D. Hightower '17

Boyd Nation is now close to 2,500 alums who, in only 20 years, have transformed the bench and bar in Nevada. Thank you to faculty and community leaders who came out to

I want to thank Robert and Tracy Eglet and the firm of Eglet Adams for their exceptional generosity and support of the law school. Eglet Adams generously supports the Nevada Justice Association UNLV Boyd Mock Trial Team, and the firm is this weekend hosting the final round of the Society of Advocates Annual Client Counseling Competition. Additionally, they have selected 3L Lina Oraha as the recipient of the Eglet Adams Law Scholarship. The student selected for this annual scholarship not only receives tuition and books, but is also offered a one-year paid internship with the firm

This week the full Nevada Supreme Court heard oral argument at the law school, and then engaged in discussion with students and faculty. Terrific opportunities like these provide our students the chance to see the judicial process in action, and I want to thank Chief Justice Mark Gibbons and the Supreme Court for coming to Boyd. We are grateful for the Court’s ongoing support of Nevada’s law school.
   

I want to thank Professor Ruben Garcia and Professor Ann McGinley, directors of the UNLV Workplace Law Program, for bringing the 14th Annual Colloquium On Scholarship in Employment and Labor

This week we launched the Justice Michael L. Douglas PreLaw Fellowship Program. This new initiative honors a trailblazer in our community, and promotes diversity and access to legal education at Nevada’s law school. The Justice Douglas PreLaw Fellowship Program, which begins next summer, will offer undergraduate students a week-long immersive educational experience on the UNLV campus with simulated law school classes, networking opportunities with legal professionals, and peer-to-peer advice from current law school students. I encourage you to learn more about this program, as well as consider

This week, we were delighted to host two fantastic events.

Senator Harry Reid, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy, brought together a panel of scholars, civil rights advocates, and student leaders for a discussion on Islam in America. I invite you to learn more about the topics discussed by clicking here to read an article from The Nevada Independent, as well as clicking here for a recap in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. We look forward to working with the Senator on more of these timely discussions.

I would also like to thank Professor Lori Johnson for chairing and organizing the Classic

Every year since 1998, the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (SNAWA) has been a terrific partner with the law school. SNAWA has provided scholarships to our student leaders, and I am delighted to congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients: Julia Armendariz, Khaylia DeCaires, Myrra Dvorak, Theresa Guerra, Ashley Hulbert, and Skylar Arakawa-Pamphilon. SNAWA’s 7th Annual Justice Miriam Shearing Gala is on September 24, and this year honors from the Nevada Supreme Court: Justice Elissa Cadish, Justice Kris Pickering, Justice Abbi Silver, and Justice Lidia Stiglich. Tickets are

Yesterday we launched our new Law and Leadership Program under the direction of Distinguished Fellow Governor Brian Sandoval, one of the most successful governors in Nevada history. It was an extraordinary day of learning from Nevada's leaders and past chief executives of fellow western states, and leading members of the state and federal bench. Congratulations to Senator Nicole Cannizzaro, UNLV Boyd alumna and the first female Senate Majority Leader in Nevada history, who received the inaugural Governor Brian Sandoval Award for Public Service. My sincere appreciation to Governor Steve Sisolak

We are fortunate to once again partner with Senator Harry Reid, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy, to bring an important and timely conversation to UNLV and Las Vegas. On Thursday, September 26, 2019, we will host Islam in America, a discussion with legal, social justice, immigration and foreign policy experts examining the historical and modern-day experiences of Muslims in the United States. The panel will be moderated by National Public Radio (NPR) National Correspondent, Leila Fadel. Panelists include:

• Sahar Aziz (Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers