Category: Student Posts

  • Retirement or Risk Factor: The Need for Succession Planning in Small Businesses

    By: Ella McBee McCullar A recent Gallup study analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data shows that over 52% of “employer-businesses are owned by people who are at or near retirement age, those 55 and older.”[1] However, roughly two-thirds of family-owned businesses, the heart of our American economy, lack a clearly documented and well-communicated business succession plan.[2]…

  • “Deflect, Delay, Deny: A Case Study of Segregation by Law School Faculty Before Brown v. Board of Education.”

    By: Bryce Danielle Bradley April 12, 2023 In February, Professor Briana Lynn Rosenbaum discussed her forthcoming Tennessee Law Review article, “Deflect, Delay, Deny: A Case Study of Segregation by Law School Faculty Before Brown v. Board of Education.” In the article, Professor Rosenbaum explains the history of segregation at the University of Tennessee College of…

  • The Impact of the Doll Test

    By: Anna Grace Cole April 3, 2023 In 1954, the Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, establishing that segregated schools were unconstitutional with the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education.[1] The ruling was due in part to the work of Doctors Mamie and Kenneth Clark. Doctor Kenneth Clark was the first African American to…