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CUNY Law Announces Two Endowments: The Hamill Family Summer Fellowship in Children’s Rights and The Luis Sanjurjo Scholarship Fund

October 6, 2011

CUNY Law is proud to announce the first endowment for a summer fellowship and the first endowment for a scholarship at CUNY School of Law, both of which are made possible by the generosity of the Honorable Bryanne Hamill (’90) and Thomas Hamill.

CLORE Features Discussion on Supreme Court Term’s Impact on Latinos

September 21, 2011

The City University of New York School of Law’s Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE), the Hispanic National Bar Association–New York Region, and the

CUNY Law Named a “Best Value” Law School by PreLaw

August 31, 2011

CUNY Law was named one of the “Best Value” law schools by PreLaw magazine. Among other criteria, schools are rated by their in-state tuition, debt and the percent of graduates employed nine months after graduation.

CUNY Law Joins Consortium to Help Shape Legal Education

August 22, 2011

CUNY Law joined the “Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Consortium,” which was developed as a means for leading law schools to share innovative ideas to improve law school pedagogy.

CUNY Law School to Move: Service to Asian and Other Underserved Communities Will Be Strengthened

July 20, 2011

On June 30, 2011, New York State Assembly Member Grace Meng, New York City Council Member Peter Koo, and Flushing Chinese Business Association Executive Director Peter Tu toured 2 Court Square, the future home

CUNY Law Students to Graduate on May 13th

May 5, 2011

More than 100 CUNY School of Law students will receive their Juris Doctor degrees at a May 13th graduation ceremony. “CUNY Law’s 2011 graduates are passionate advocates, eager to devote themselves to lawyering for social justice,” said CUNY Law Dean Michelle J. Anderson.

Professor Jenny Rivera Appointed to Judicial Screening Committee

May 3, 2011

In order to create a fair and comprehensive screening process for selecting judicial appointees in New York, Governor Cuomo issued a new Executive Order establishing four Departmental Judicial Screening Committees

CUNY Law Hosted Dikgang Moseneke, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, at South African Consulate

May 2, 2011

CUNY School of Law’s 2011 Haywood Burns Lecture will be held at the South African Consulate on April 25th. The forum, “The Rule of Law in Emerging Democracies: A Conversation on Judicial Review and Separation of Powers,” will feature

Human Rights Activist, Jonathan “Johnny” Clegg Recieves Honorary Degree

April 15, 2011

CUNY School of Law bestowed an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Jonathan “Johnny” Clegg, the renowned South African musician, human rights activist and anthropologist, in a ceremony at University offices April 5.

CUNY Law Hosts Dikgang Moseneke, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, at South African Consulate

April 11, 2011

CUNY School of Law’s 2011 Haywood Burns Lecture will be held at the South African Consulate on April 25th. The forum, “The Rule of Law in Emerging Democracies: A Conversation on Judicial Review and Separation of Powers,” will feature