CUNY Law receives funding for renovation project

June 13, 2024

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law has been awarded $1.5 million for a renovation project aimed at transforming a decommissioned kitchen into the CUNY School of Law Worker Education and Development Center.

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Outgoing Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester reflects on her time at the school 

June 13, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — When Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, joined Columbia Law School in 2015, after serving as interim dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, she sought input from alumni, faculty, staff, and students in developing a vision for the Law School’s future.

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Gift to Columbia Law to endow scholarship in honor of alumna

June 13, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — When Grace Rodriguez ’86 died after a short illness at the age of 60 in 2022, her husband, John J. Sullivan ’85, their three children, and her mother were overwhelmed by the number of people who shared stories about Rodriguez’s role in their professional and personal lives as a counselor and confidante.

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Gift to UConn Law to support student summer fellowships

June 13, 2024

UCONN TODAY — This summer, three UConn School of Law students will gain valuable experience working alongside a federal judge, a public defender, and a city corporation counsel thanks to a generous endowment from alum Dennis Mayer ’80.

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University of UConn Law recognizes students and graduates with awards

June 13, 2024

UCONN TODAY — The faculty of UConn School of Law has recognized the many and varied achievements of  its students and graduates with an array of prizes and awards.

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Gift to UConn Law will establish teaching fellowship for recent graduates and practicing lawyers

June 13, 2024

UCONN TODAY — A new gift from an alum will create a two-year teaching fellowship designed to give recent law school graduates and practicing lawyers a taste of what it’s like to be a law school professor.

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Cooley Law students awarded scholarships by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

June 13, 2024

COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — Three Cooley Law School students were named as recipients of scholarships from the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM) Foundation.

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Podcast: Cornell Law professor Alexandra Lahav discusses her casebook on civil procedure

June 13, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Alexandra Lahav, Cornell University, talks about the new edition of her casebook, Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context.

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Cornell Law students present amicus brief to Inter-American Court of Human Rights

June 13, 2024

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL — This April, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights met for a landmark public hearing in Barbados, the first of its kind addressing the obligations of states to respond to the climate emergency specifically within a framework of human rights law. 

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Duke Law professor Arti K. Rai testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee on the price of prescription drugs

June 13, 2024

DUKE LAW NEWS — Elvin R. Latty Distinguished Professor of Law Arti K. Rai testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on how to improve competition, innovation, and patent quality in the prescription drug market.

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