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COVID RESPONSE

UHLC CLASS OF 2020 J.D. AND LL.M. GRADUATES CELEBRATED IN VIDEO
University of Houston Law Center faculty members, administrators, and alumni offered their congratulations in a video
released in May to students who recently completed their legal education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
subsequent closure of the University of Houston, commencement was postponed indefinitely.

“Graduates, we are proud of you,” said Dean Leonard M. Baynes. “You made it through Hurricane Harvey and now the
coronavirus. These are tough situations that will make you stronger and more resilient.”

“We’ve enjoyed teaching you, and we look forward to celebrating your future careers. You’re graduating from a top-tier
law school, and you should feel tremendous pride in being a UH Law Center graduate.”
https://www.law.uh.edu/news/spring2020/0522Graduation.asp

VIRTUAL TEXAS LAW SCHOOL • South Texas College of Law Houston Assistant Dean
ADMISSIONS WEBINAR LED BY UHLC of Admissions Alicia Cramer
• St. Mary’s University School of Law Assistant Dean
for Admissions Catherine Casiano

• SMU Dedman School of Law Assistant Dean for
Admissions Jill Nikirk
• Texas A&M University School of Law Assistant Dean
of Admissions & Scholarships Terence Cook
• Texas Tech University School of Law Assistant Dean
of Admissions Danielle Saavedra
Representatives from law schools across the state answered • Thurgood Marshall School of Law Assistant Director
questions sent in by prospective law school students in a Zoom panel
discussion on Saturday. The event was organized by University of of Financial Aid and Admissions Ken Moore
Houston Law Center Assistant Dean for Admissions Pilar Mensah
and Assistant Director of Admissions Angela Ambers-Henderson. • University of North Texas Dallas College of Law
Assistant Director of Admissions Sheena Brooks
The University of Houston Law Center Admissions Office • University of Texas School of Law Assistant Dean of
hosted the first-ever Texas Law School Admissions Panel Admissions and Financial Aid Mathiew Le
webinar in May. Assistant Director of Admissions Angela “The over 300 registrants, which included current
Ambers-Henderson facilitated the three-hour long event applicants, future applicants, and pre-law advisors,
where panelists addressed how best to navigate the submitted over 200 questions prior to the webinar that
application process amid the coronavirus pandemic. were addressed by the panelists,” Mensah said. “The
Panelists included Law Center Assistant Dean for webinar was interactive which allowed participants to
Admissions Pilar Mensah and Ambers-Henderson and the submit questions via email real time and featured live polls.”
following representatives from other state law schools: “The event was a huge success as evident by the survey
• Baylor School of Law Assistant Dean of Admissions results at the end of the session - 100 percent of the
and Financial Aid Jenny Branson respondents felt that the webinar was helpful.”

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