Topic: Law and Politics
‘I grew up fast in the Army’
John Gale—veteran, judge, and University of Miami alumnus—credits his Army experience with shaping his decades-long career as a reform-minded administrative law judge.
Students lean toward collaboration and civic discourse
The University’s Civic Synergy program teaches the skills of civic deliberation that bridge divisive divides and spur policy progress.
What makes a criminal?
A University of Miami criminology class, taught by professor Alex Piquero, seeks to find the answer.
Access resources ahead of Election Day
Learn more about how to check your voter registration status and be prepared before the upcoming election.
Ketanji Brown Jackson comes home
The first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Jackson delivered a stirring fireside chat that inspired hundreds of University of Miami School of Law students, as well as other guests.
Student Government: President brings a global perspective to his post
Roy Carrillo Zamora, who is focused on a career in the international sphere, attributes his calling to leadership and the values that guide him to his home country of Costa Rica.
Student Government: Vice President is building bridges
Josh Abel sharpened his leadership skills as the president of a campus fraternity, and now he is focused on nurturing the next generation of student leadership.
Student Government: Treasurer to foster financial competency
Zoe Mutombo has honed her own budget-management skills while at the University and is focused on improving training so that all student organizations are empowered to access available funding for events.
Diplomacy internship offers ‘front row seat’ to international relations
University of Miami student Dina Hermawan interned at the Indonesian Embassy this summer, gaining hands-on diplomacy experience in the economic division.
A prisoner exchange of historic dimensions
University of Miami Russian specialist Marcia Beck analyzes the motivations and implications for the multicountry prisoner exchange—the largest since the Cold War.
What next for Venezuela?
The South America country’s recent election has brought an outpouring of protests after longtime dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed victory.
