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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

UW-Whitewater senior Brittany Gonzales, left, and junior Nate Kelty win by a close vote and an arcane rule on their  argument to let a Wisconsin case on private property advance in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, February 23, 2017.  Teams of students in Associate Professor Jolly Emrey's Legal Research and Writing class spend the semester researching current cases pending on the federal Supreme Court's docket from a particular justice's perspective.  Brittany and Nate were acting as Justice Anthony Kennedy.  "The students tend to get a bit invested and really take on their role as justice seriously," Emrey said.  Students write a full legal brief based on research and do oral arguments acting as their justice near the end of the semester.  (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

It’s all legalese

Dauntae Green, Lifestyle Editor March 7, 2021

It wasn't Murphy's Law that finally made legal studies a major at UW-Whitewater, but rather careful planning. Various courses created an emphasis for several years within the Political Science Department,...

New major may focus on environmental sciences

April 27, 2011
The College of Letters and Sciences is hoping to approve a new environmental science major to help students understand the importance in natural issues. Dean of College of Letters and Sciences Mary Pinkerton said the new major would be a great addition to the college.
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