• 20th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law: Navigating an Energy Transition

    Oakes Hall, Room 007 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, Vermont

    The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School invites you to hear from Dr. Sarah Mills, director for the Center for EmPowering Communities at the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute. The U.S. has only just begun to see the rapid expansion of renewable energy on our landscapes. Technological advancements and reductions in […]

  • Executive Orders and Competing Constitutional Conceptions of Presidential Power

    Virtual

    The Office of Admissions invites you to tune in as Vermont Law and Graduate School President Rod Smolla leads a lecture on executive orders and competing constitutional conceptions of presidential power.  President Smolla has been and remains an active litigator. He is particularly well known for his representation of American and international clients on matters […]

  • Commencement 2025: Honorary Degree Lecture

    Oakes Hall, Room 012 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, Vermont, United States

    Julia Olson, co-executive director and chief legal counsel for Our Children's Trust, will present, "Children's Climate Rights: Foundation of Democracy." Olson founded Our Children’s Trust in 2010 to empower young people to secure their climate rights, protect their futures, and save our planet. In August 2023, they made history with Held v. State of Montana, the first children’s […]

  • Hot Topics | Advancing Environmental Justice in a Chaotic Time

    Virtual

    Join us online for this summer’s Hot Topics in Environmental Law Summer Lecture Series, brought to you by the Environmental Law Center at VLGS. The series is free and open to the public. In addition to featuring live Q&A with the audience, each installment is eligible for Vermont Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. […]