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Alan White: Advocating for Economic Justice

May 1, 2013

Wander past Professor Alan White’s office after class and you may find his students deep in conversation about the recent financial crisis and foreclosure situation.

Florence Kerner: Preparing Students for the Bar

May 1, 2013

If you had been a student at Orientation this past fall and met Florence Kerner, you would not have forgotten her enthusiasm and sheer excitement during that program.

Nina Chernoff: Committed to Client-Centered Lawyering

May 1, 2013

It happened by chance. Associate Professor Nina Chernoff had just moved to New York and had not heard about CUNY Law until she paused to speak with CUNY Law professors Babe Howell and Natalie Gomez-Velez at a criminal law lecture.

Lisa Davis: Advocating for Women’s Rights

May 1, 2013

Lisa Davis (’08) has been associated for years with the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic (IWH R), but this is her first year as a full-time clinical professor.

Prof. Ramzi Kassem Speaks to MSNBC about Guantanamo

April 30, 2013

Professor Ramzi Kassem was a featured guest on MSNBC’s Up w/ Steve Kornacki on Saturday discussing the Boston bombing, terrorism, Guantanamo, the hunger strike that many of the detainees are undergoing, and what the possible solutions are.

Prof. Robson on Constitutionality of Proposed Video Game Ban

April 25, 2013

Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson spoke to the New Jersey Star-Ledger about Governor Chris Christie’s proposal to prevent stores from selling certain video games rated “mature” or “adults only” to minors without a guardian’s permission.

Prof. Kassem Speaks to WNYC on Surveillance of Muslim Communities

April 24, 2013

Professor Ramzi Kassem spoke with WNYC about New York Representative Peter King’s call for increased surveillance of Muslim American communities in the wake of the bombings in Boston, Mass.

Prof. Bratspies Presents at Environmental Conferences at Harvard and NY Law School

April 22, 2013

Professor Rebecca Bratspies participated in a workshop hosted by Harvard University’s Center for the Environment and in collaboration with the Harvard Law School Institute for Global Law and Policy and the Program on Science Technology and Society.

Dean Anderson on Consequences of Post-Rape Cyberbullying

April 19, 2013

Dean Michelle J. Anderson spoke to MSN News yesterday about the consequences of online bullying of victims of rape.

Celebrating Judge Jenny Rivera

April 17, 2013

On April 8, the Law School celebrated Judge Jenny Rivera and her accomplishments with more than 200 guests, who included students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends, and family.