University of Tulsa College of Law
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1923 |
| Dean | Lyn Entzeroth |
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Academic staff
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28 (full-time) |
| Students | 280 |
| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 230 acres (93 ha) |
| Colors | Royal blue, Old gold, & Crimson |
| Website | www |
The University of Tulsa College of Law is the law school of the private University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Dean of the College of Law is Lyn Entzeroth, a nationally recognized scholar in the field of capital punishment. US News & World Report ranks The University of Tulsa College of Law at #86, up 61 places in the rankings since 2011. It is the only law school in Eastern Oklahoma.
The University of Tulsa College of Law was founded by local attorneys in 1923. It was originally known as the Tulsa Law School and was independent of the University of Tulsa. Initially, it was located in the Central High School building in downtown Tulsa, while the law library was in the Tulsa County courthouse, a few blocks away. The faculty consisted largely of Tulsa attorneys who practiced law during the daytime and taught classes at night. There were no full-time faculty.
It was absorbed by the University of Tulsa in 1943. A pioneering Tulsa attorney named John Rogers is credited with making this association. In 1949, the school moved into a downtown office building. In 1953, the school was accredited by the American Bar Association. During the 1950s and 60s, the library, classrooms and administrative offices were consolidated at a single location and full-time tenured and tenure-track research faculty were hired. The school became a member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1966. The name of the school was changed to the College of Law. The college moved to its present location on the University of Tulsa campus in 1973, where it was housed in John Rogers Hall. In May 2016, the university decided to remove the name of John Rogers from the law school's building, in response to increased controversy about Rogers' role in the founding of the Ku Klux Klan in Tulsa in the 1920s.
TU College of Law offers Juris Doctor programs for full-time and part-time students. TU Law also grants the degree of Master of Laws, or LLM, in the areas of Native American Law, Natural Resources and Energy Law, and International Law for foreign students. Additionally, the College of Law offers two online Master of Jursiprudence (MJ) degrees in Indian law and energy law. Students have the ability to obtain joint JD/MA degrees in a variety of fields including, history, English, psychology, as well as a joint JD/MBA, joint JD/MTAX, and joint JD/MS in geosciences, biological sciences, and finance. TU Law offers certificate programs in sustainable energy and resources law, Native American law, and health law.
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