Stepping
Outside the Walls of a Classroom
For almost two
decades, the Law School has offered third-year students
the chance to take a semester’s
break from the structured routine of books and exams via
externships through the External Studies Program.
“Students have done some incredibly
interesting projects as part of the externship program,” said
Law Professor Barbara Armacost, chairman of the curriculum
committee that approves students’ externship applications.
The intent is to enable an in-depth research opportunity
greater than what can be typically accomplished in the
classroom or during a summer internship. More
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Dean
Stokes Retires After 27 Years
Senior Assistant
Dean Jerry Stokes is retiring after 27 years of solving
financial aid and admissions dilemmas at the Law School.
Stokes has a great deal of pride about what he accomplished
at Virginia, but he will clearly spend the most time
recalling the students he helped along the way. “Each
year at graduation I have pangs, literally, as a couple
dozen students I’ve
worked closely with walk across the stage.”
Stokes, along with former Dean of Admissions Al Turnbull ’62,
and current Dean Susan Palmer, has seen incredible changes
in the world of admissions and financial aid in the past
few decades with the enactment of the Civil Rights Act
and Title IX. More |