Wyss Scholars Program
- Originally published by the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School Amicus Fall 2024 on Oct. 7, 2024A legal career in land conservation may often feel unattainable for recent law school graduates. The pressure to pay off student loan debt, coupled with the often-lower
- Wyss Scholars Adam Fisher and Mariah Bowman with Sally JewellLast week the Getches-Wilkinson Center was honored to host former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for a lunchtime conversation with students at Wolf Law. The event was supported by
- Growing the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders: A Student Conversation with Secretary JewellThe Getches-Wilkinson Center and Wyss Scholars Program invited ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law students to join Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior during the Obama
- University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School student Mariah Bowman (’25) has been named the 2024-2025 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law Wyss Scholar in U.S. Lands Conservation. Bowman, a J.D. candidate, is ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law’s seventh Wyss Scholar. The Wyss Scholars Program, funded
- Adam Fisher is ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law's current Wyss Foundation Wyss Scholar. His recent article "Pay to Play? The Past, Present, and Future of Recreation Fees on Federal Public Lands" is live in this month's issue of the Environmental Law Reporter. The
- At Getches-Wilkinson Center we understand the financial burden of attending Law School. We have compiled a list of resources to help ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law Students access available Scholarships and Fellowships from within the GWC, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School and outside
- Over 40 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law students joined The Getches-Wilkinson Center on Thursday, October 26th for a delicious lunch and to hear from current GWC Scholar and Fellows. Information on the various scholarships and fellowships and instructions on how to apply
- Michelle White is a staff attorney at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance where her work focuses on issues in public lands including RS 2477 disputes and litigation arising under the Antiquities Act. She graduated from University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥
- ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law is one of six leading institutions to host the Wyss Foundation Scholars Program which supports the graduate-level education of emerging leaders in U.S. land conservation by providing scholarships, mentorship, and community. Early this
- John Leshy, Author Distinguished Professor of Law University of California, Hastings College of LawThe little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation’s land and manage it primarily for recreation, education