June 18, 2026

Two Mizzou Law students earn scholarships to support research

Two Mizzou Law students have been awarded Trans World Airline (TWA) scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year. TWA scholarships fund undergraduate and graduate students who perform or plan to perform research addressing environmental issues. Scholarships are awarded annually to students based on their academic accomplishments and research interests. Mero Libimbi, a rising 2L at Mizzou Law, received the scholarship to help fund her research examining how environmental and social conditions contribute to health disparities among Black women, with a focus on chronic illness and maternal health outcomes. Mero is particularly interested in understanding how these disparities are…

June 15, 2026

Rising 2L wins Miss Missouri Pageant

Tabitha Crain, a rising 2L at Mizzou Law, is the new Miss Missouri after winning the annual pageant over the weekend. Crain is a 24-year-old from Strafford in southwest Missouri. She is a University of Missouri School of Law student who competed in the pageant for the third time. She earned a $14,000 scholarship and will represent Missouri in the Miss America competition later this year. The new Miss Missouri told Missourinet that young women around the state should stay persistent and keep following their dreams. “You really never know what’s on the other…

April 22, 2026

Mizzou Law 3L wins Leaders of Tomorrow award

Myuah Hamilton, a 3L at Mizzou Law, was recently awarded the Leaders of Tomorrow award from Missouri Lawyers Media. The Leaders of Tomorrow award is a part of the Women’s Justice Awards and is given to women law students who demonstrate leadership, professionalism and a passion for making a difference in the justice system or the legal profession. Read more about why Myuah won the award.

April 8, 2026

CALI Winners Awarded at 2026 Edna Nelson Banquet

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards recognize students with the highest grade in each course at Mizzou Law. These were awarded at the annual Edna Nelson Awards Banquet this April. Below are the CALI Award winners for the 2025 calendar year. A full list of all Edna Nelson award winners can be found here: Spring 2025 CALI Winners Summer 2025 CALI Winners Fall 2025 CALI Winners…

May 6, 2025

Mizzou Law 3L wins Women’s Justice Award

Karen Crouch, 3L, won the Leaders of Tomorrow Award at the Women’s Justice Awards Banquet hosted by Missouri Lawyers Media. The Leaders of Tomorrow award is given to women law students who demonstrate leadership, professionalism and a passion for making a difference in the justice system or the legal profession. To read more about Karen, visit here.

April 30, 2025

Mizzou Law student research earns third place at graduate/professional council forum

Mizzou Law 3L Georgia Bronson, an executive member of the Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tax Law Review, presented her research: “Hey Girlie, Want to Sell Your Soul?” How the U.S. Can Counteract Predatory Cult Activities Through the Lens of Fraudulent Business Schemes at the 41st Research & Creative Activities Forum (RCAF) 2025. Her research article was published in the most recent issue of BETR, which can be read here. Bronson earned third place for her research in the humanities, socials, and liberal arts division. She was the only law student to be accepted and able to present within the whole forum as…

April 21, 2025

Student Bar Association wins Mizzou award

The Student Bar Association was awarded Large Group of the Year at Mizzou’s Student Involvement Awards. The award is given to the recognized student organization (with membership over 120 individuals) that is recognized as best exhibiting an overall commitment to serving the members within the organization, the University of Missouri and surrounding Columbia community.  Receiving the award was SBA President Sophia Marcolla and Treasurer Adam Thomas.

Aug. 22, 2024

Class of 2027 has highest credentials ever

Incoming 1Ls at Mizzou Law have achieved something no other Mizzou Law class has ever achieved. Their credentials (GPA and LSAT scores) are the highest ever on record for an incoming Mizzou Law class. Median GPA for the class of 2027 sits at a stellar 3.75, which is the highest mark in history at Mizzou Law. Further, the median LSAT score for the class sits at an excellent 160, which ties the highest mark ever. Congratulations to the promising Class of 2027!

April 3, 2024

2024 CALI Award Winners

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards recognize students with the highest grade in each course at Mizzou Law. Below are the CALI Award winners for the 2023 calendar year. SPRING 2023 Tate Cooper Emily Geissal Peyton Rosencrants Logan Moore Andrew Behrens Tyler Miller Lauren Nichols William Oelze Elizabeth Smith Hannah Eastland Alaina Valdes Matthew Swords Allie Widick Sidne Fonville Annaleigh Hobbs Mariana Larson Christian Witte Eric Humphrey Jared Gillen Kelly Hooper Eric Humphrey…

March 26, 2024

Mizzou Law students finish second in national moot court competition

Mizzou Law 3Ls Isaac Keller and Macgyver “Mac” Newton finished second overall in the national Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition hosted by the Federal Bar Association. Keller and Newton competed against 40 teams from top law schools across the country. In addition to their runner-up finish, Mac Newton received the “Best Oralist” honor in the final round and second-best oralist in the preliminary rounds of the competition.