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SUMMARY:Commencement 2026: Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we recognize a few exceptional students from the Class of 2026 for their outstanding service\, stewardship\, and leadership. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place both in person and virtually. Click here to watch the livestream. \n\n\n\nLearn more about all the Commencement festivities by clicking here.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/commencement-2026-awards-ceremony
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Commencement,Livestream Calendar,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:Commencement 2026: Cultural Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Cultural Celebration to honor graduating members of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)\, Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)\, Black Law Students Association (BLSA)\, and Native American Law Students Association (NALSA). \n\n\n\nThis event will take place both in person and virtually. Click here to watch the livestream. \n\n\n\nLearn more about all the Commencement festivities by clicking here.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/commencement-2026-cultural-celebration
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Commencement,Livestream Calendar
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SUMMARY:Intersectionality in Environmental Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Environmental Justice Law Society\, Energy Law Society\, Environmental Law Society\, Food and Agriculture Law Society\, and Animal Law Society at Vermont Law and Graduate School proudly present the Intersectionality in Environmental Law Symposium.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTENTATIVE SCHEDULE \n\n\n\nAll times are listed below in ET.  \n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 18 \n\n\n\n8 to 8:45 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast \n\n\n\n8:45 to 9 a.m. – Introductory Remarks \n\n\n\n9 to 9:30 a.m. – Morning Keynote: Dr. Zeyneb Magavi\, HEET \n\n\n\n9:35 to 11:05 a.m. – “Electrification in 2026 and Beyond” Moderated by Kirt Mayland LLM’05\, Visiting Professor in the Institute for Energy and the Environment and Energy Clinic \n\n\n\n\nMolly Armus JD’14\, Friends of the Earth\n\n\n\nPatrick Marass JD’17\, Bernstein Shur\n\n\n\nAustin Scarborough JD’21\, Young/Sommer LLC\n\n\n\nVeronica Ung-Kono JD/MERL’21\, Environmental Defense Fund\n\n\n\nMark Zankel\, Revision Energy \n\n\n\n\n11:20 a.m. to 12 p.m. – “New England Resilience” Moderated by Christophe Courchesne\, Director of the Environmental Law Center and Environmental Advocacy Clinic \n\n\n\n\nDr. Jamison Ervin\, United Nations Nature for Development Programme\n\n\n\nJon Groveman\, Vermont Natural Resources Council\n\n\n\nDr. Sarah H. Kelly\, Dartmouth College\n\n\n\n\n12 to 12:45 p.m. – Lunch \n\n\n\n12:45 to 1 p.m. – Introductory Remarks  \n\n\n\n1 to 1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Keynote: Dr. Teresa Mares\, University of Vermont \n\n\n\n1:35 to 2:45 p.m. – “Cultivating Community – Migrant Farmworkers Across the Upper Valley” Moderated by Emma Scott\, Director of the Food and Agriculture Clinic \n\n\n\n\nDr. Teresa Mares\, University of Vermont \n\n\n\nDouglas Moody\, Dartmouth College\n\n\n\n\n3 to 3:55 p.m. – “Harvesting Equity – Legal Frameworks of Migrant Farmworkers” \n\n\n\nModerated by Laurie Beyranevand JD’03\, Director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems \n\n\n\n\nMaya McCann-Som\, Central West Justice Center\n\n\n\nClaudia Quintero\, Central West Justice Center\n\n\n\nHannah Wolf\, FarmSTAND\n\n\n\n\n3:55 to 4 p.m. – Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n4 to 5 p.m. – Cocktail Hour \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in-person\, and an online option will also be provided upon registering. Continuing legal education (CLE) credits are available for practicing attorneys.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/intersectionality-in-environmental-law-symposium
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Academic Spring – Residential,Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,Student Events
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SUMMARY:Vermont Journal of Environmental Law Presents: "Sustainable Development Around the Globe"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL)\, this year’s symposium\, “Sustainable Development Around the Globe” focuses on sustainability practices and their impacts through four key panels. The event will be held in person (Chase Community Center at VLGS) and virtually. \n\n\n\n\nView the Full Agenda\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More About the Presenters\n\n\n\n\nThe tentative schedule is listed below. All times are listed in ET. \n\n\n\nFriday\, March 20\n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Tune in Virtually on Friday\n\n\n\n\n3 p.m. – Welcoming Remarks \n\n\n\n3:05 p.m. – Keynote Speaker Todd Howland\, Interim Director\, Environmental Justice Clinic \n\n\n\n3:20 p.m. – Break \n\n\n\n3:25 p.m. – Panel One: Transparency and Accountability for Sustainable Mining \n\n\n\n4:50 p.m. – Break \n\n\n\n5 p.m. – Panel Two: Valuing Forests – The Role of Ecosystem Services \n\n\n\n6:25 p.m. – Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. – Happy Hour and Networking \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 21 \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Tune in Virtually on Saturday\n\n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. – Breakfast \n\n\n\n9 a.m. – Welcoming Remarks \n\n\n\n9:05 a.m. – Panel Three: The Role of Governance in Arctic Sustainability \n\n\n\n10:30 a.m. – Break \n\n\n\n10:40 a.m. – Panel Four: Environmental and Social Impacts of Aquaculture and Possible Mitigation \n\n\n\n12:05 p.m. – Closing Remarks
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/vermont-journal-of-environmental-law-presents-sustainable-development-around-the-globe
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Academic Spring – Online Learning,Academic Spring – Residential,Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Vermont Law and Graduate School presents a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: “Unarmed Truth\, Audacious Faith and the Presence of Justice.” \n\n\n\nCarolyn Finney\, PhD—scholar and artist-in-residence at Middlebury College—will be this year’s guest speaker. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held both in person and livestreamed virtually.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-2
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:2025 Community Thanksgiving Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Thanksgiving with our community! This free dinner is sponsored by the South Royalton/Royalton community\, businesses\, churches\, Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS)\, the Royalton and Area Lions Club\, and residents of surrounding towns. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIf you would like to attend or have a meal delivered\, please contact:  \n\n\n\nCourtney Potter (VLGS) at communitythanksgiving@vermontlaw.edu or 802-831-1238; or Carol Greene (Royalton and Area Lions Club) at 802-291-3750 \n\n\n\nFood donations (chocolate\, apple\, and pumpkin pies; other desserts) will be accepted from November 24-26 in Chase Community Center on the VLGS campus. Monetary donations are gratefully accepted and can be dropped off at VLGS with Courtney Potter (Debevoise Hall\, 3rd Floor). Please make checks payable to Vermont Law and Graduate School. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/2025-community-thanksgiving-dinner
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Events in South Royalton,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:Veterans Day Program: Honoring the Brave
DESCRIPTION:SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: \n\n\n\n*The livestream will begin at 9:55 a.m. ET. \n\n\n\n9 a.m. | Breakfast  \n\n\n\n9:55 to 10 a.m. | The Star-Spangled Banner Performed by Elizabeth Schmitt JD’27 \n\n\n\n10 to 10:45 a.m. | Remarks and Readings \n\n\n\n\nWelcome: Don Hayes JD’10\, Director of VLGS’s Veterans Legal Assistance Project\n\n\n\nOpening Remarks: Law School Dean Beth McCormack and Graduate School Dean Daniel Bromberg\n\n\n\nThe Pledge of Allegiance: Michael A. Harden JD’26\n\n\n\nReadings:\n\nThe Unbroken Chain of Service: Tara Lynn Angulo JD’26\n\n\n\n“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae: Katie Merrill\, VLGS Dean of Admissions\n\n\n\nThe Table of the Fallen Soldier: Brittany Lamb JD’27 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:45 to 11 a.m. | Veterans Resources \n\n\n\n\nDonald Hayes JD’10\, Director of VLGS’s Veterans Legal Assistance Project\n\n\n\n22 Veterans a Day \n\n\n\nAwareness and Outreach Resources\n\n\n\n\n11:05 to 11:45 a.m. | Retiring of the Flag Ceremony (In Person Only)Presentation and Bugler: Norwich University Color Guard  \n\n\n\n11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Remarks and Networking/Lunch Break  \n\n\n\n12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Learn – Veterans Treatment Courts(qualifies for 1 Continuing Legal Education credit) \n\n\n\n\nMatt Miller\, LDM Lawyers \n\nVeterans and Alternative Courts \n\n\n\nVeterans in the Criminal Law Practice \n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 to 2:15 p.m. | Presentation of Flags and Cases Presented by Veterans Law Student Association Members Kristina Smith JD’26 and Michael A. Harden JD’26  \n\n\n\n\nProfessors Donald Hayes JD’10\, Richard Sala JD/MELP’13\, and Joe Griffo JD’07 \n\n\n\nCertificates of Appreciation \n\n\n\n\n2:15 to 3:30 p.m. | VLSA Resources Panel and Fellowship  \n\n\n\n\nMental Health Resources: Sally Rumsey\, VLGS Mental Health Clinician\n\n\n\nFellowship: Join veterans\, family\, and friends as we gather to remember the fallen
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/veterans-day-program-honoring-the-brave
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Livestream Calendar,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:Vermont Law Review Presents: "Free Speech on Trial: Resisting Censorship in 2025"
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of its 50th volume\, Vermont Law Review proudly presents its annual symposium\, “Free Speech on Trial: Resisting Censorship in 2025.” \n\n\n\nThis dynamic event will feature four panels examining pressing First Amendment issues—executive power and academic freedom in contemporary governance—the Pico v. Island Trees case and book banning in schools across the United States\, a comparative panel with African artistic freedom of expression\, and the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and free speech in democratic societies. \n\n\n\nThe symposium is free and open to the public. Both in-person and livestream attendance options are available. The livestream links will be shared on this page prior to the event. \n\n\n\nTo view the full agenda\, please see below. \n\n\n\nYou can access the livestream via the following links: \n\n\n\nFriday\, October 3 | 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 4 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA:  \n\n\n\nFriday\, October 3 \n\n\n\n3:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nKatie Scott JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nKeynote Address: Rod Smolla\, Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\n\n4 p.m. | Break \n\n\n\n4:05 p.m. | Panel One\, “Executive Power and Academic Freedom”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Siu Tip Lam\, Interim Vice President for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nMichael Hurley\, Government Affairs Counsel\, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)\n\n\n\nRyan Kane JD’13\, Deputy Solicitor General\, Vermont Attorney General’s Office \n\n\n\nSam Abel-Palmer\, Executive Director\, Legal Services Vermont\n\n\n\nApratim Vidyarthi\, Litigation Associate\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher\n\n\n\n\n5:20 p.m. | Break \n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. | Panel Two\, “Pico v. Island and Book Bans” \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Anna Connolly\, Associate Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nRhiannon Hamam\, Supervising Attorney\, Mithoff Pro Bono Program\, University of Texas School of Law\, and Co-host\, 5-4 Podcast\n\n\n\nMichael Liroff\, Creator and Co-host\, 5-4 Podcast\n\n\n\n\n6:45 p.m. | Social Hour \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 4 \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. | Check-in and Breakfast  \n\n\n\n9 a.m. | Opening Remarks  \n\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\n\n9:05 a.m. | Panel Three\, “African Artistic Freedom and Censorship”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Emily Gould\, Lawyer\, Mediator\, and Executive Coach\n\n\n\nSam Brakarsh\, Chair\, Pan-African Network on Artistic Freedom Summit \n\n\n\nAdaobi Egboka\, Director\, Africa Initiative\, Human Rights and Access to Justice Program\, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice\n\n\n\nMuleta Kapatiso\, Activist\, Lawyer\, and Development Practitioner\n\n\n\nLisa Sidambe\, Independent Human Rights and Development Consultant\n\n\n\n\n10:20 a.m. | Break  \n\n\n\n10:25 a.m. | Panel Four\, “AI and the First Amendment”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Benjamin Varadi\, Associate Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nEsha Bhandari\, Deputy Director\, ACLU Speech\, Privacy\, and Technology Project\n\n\n\nJohn Coleman\, Legislative Counsel\, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) \n\n\n\nIlan Kogan\, Associate\, Litigation\, Wachtell\, Lipton\, Rosen & Katz\n\n\n\n\n11:45 a.m. | Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n\nKatie Scott JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/vermont-law-review-presents-free-speech-on-trial-resisting-censorship-in-2025
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Academic Fall – Online Learning,Academic Fall – Residential,Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,Student Events,VLS Events
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SUMMARY:Constitution Day 2025: "Landmark Cases in American Constitutional Law"
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the day that the United States Constitution was adopted\, the Vermont Bar Association (VBA) and Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) will host a panel presentation focused on “Landmark Cases in American Constitutional Law.” \n\n\n\nPanelists include:  \n\n\n\n\nVermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber\n\n\n\nVermont Superior Court Judge Timothy Tomasi\n\n\n\nVermont Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson JD’03\n\n\n\nVermont Superior Court Judge Bonnie Badgewick\n\n\n\nVLGS Professor Peter Teachout\n\n\n\nIncoming VBA President Jordana Levine JD’04 (Moderator)\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, and all in-person attendees will receive a pocket Constitution. There will be an opportunity to ask questions of panelists following the presentation. \n\n\n\nIf you are unable to join us in person\, the livestream can be accessed by clicking here.
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/constitution-day-2025-landmark-cases-in-american-constitutional-law
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Academic Fall – Residential,Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,VLS Events
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