Sonja West, '98: Named to New First Amendment Professorship at the University of Georgia

Quad-Cities native and former Dispatch•Argus reporter Sonja West has been named the first holder of the Otis Brumby Distinguished Professorship in First Amendment Law at the University of Georgia.

A member of the law faculty, Ms. West also will work with the university's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in her new role.

“Sonja is a distinguished scholar in media law, and it is fitting that she be named to this professorship, which is devoted specifically to teaching and research about the First Amendment,” Georgia Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said in a news release from the university.

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