Florida Law Review article highlights Campbell Law graduates’ success on the bar exam

July 11, 2023

CAMPBELL LAW — Two law school professors have published an article ranking Campbell Law School among the top schools that consistently over perform on the bar exam. Professor Christopher J. Ryan of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in Louisville, Kentucky, and Professor Derek T. Muller of the University of Notre Dame School of

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Recent Fordham Law graduate Sarah Seo selected for NAACP legal defense fund fellowship

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — Sarah Seo has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Policy Fellowship. Seo will be joining the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)’s New York office this fall for a two-year period to work on issues related to education and economic justice.

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Fordham Law students visit US Supreme Court to meet with political leaders and lawyers

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — On May 30 and 31, 20 students affiliated with the Law School’s Increasing Diversity in Education and the Law (IDEAL) program and Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law (REAL) Scholars program traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the “Law in Practice” portion of the IDEAL program. The two-day trip was

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Fordham Law students receive scholarship recognizing them for social justice work

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — Shanice Scantlebury, Yannick Twumasi, and Cristian Vega have been named the 2023 recipients of the Hon. Deborah A. Batts Scholarship.

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Fordham Law students Ben McDonald and Anushka Sarkar receive fellowship for commitment to workers’ rights

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — The Peggy Browning Fund has awarded fellowships to Ben McDonald and Anushka Sarkar. The application process is highly competitive, and the award is a tribute to their outstanding qualifications.

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Fordham Law Criminal Defense Clinic recognized for video mitigation project

July 10, 2023

FORDHAM LAW — The New York Times covered the work being done by Fordham Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic students, led by Professor Cheryl Bader, to bring mitigation videos to marginalized clients. A fairly recent defense effort, mitigation videos include interviews with the defendant, their family and friends, as well as social workers and psychologists that

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University of Georgia Law student Gordon Wayne starts fundraising campaign to combat homelessness

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LAW — Gordon Wayne says he will walk from Virginia to Athens starting next week, raising money and awareness in the fight against homelessness: it’s the same thing he did three years ago, walking from Virginia to Boston. Wayne, who had been homeless, graduated from Boston College in May and will be

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Video: University of Houston Law Center student Sebastian Turet discusses why he chose the school

July 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Sebastian Turet, 1L and Administrative Vice President of OUTLaw, talks about handpicking the University of Houston Law Center for its strong community and dedicated faculty. Turet sought an “institution that cares” and found that in the academic environment at UHLC.

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Indiana University Maurer Law collaborates with IU Northwest for law scholars pipeline program

July 10, 2023

INDIANA UNIVERSITY MAURER LAW — LAW SCHOLARS PROGRAM TO REDUCE TUITION FOR UP TO FOUR IU NORTHWEST GRADS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A LEGAL EDUCATION.

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Mercer Law Asylum and Human Rights Clinic helps Kurdish man win immigration appeal

July 10, 2023

MERCER LAW — Thanks to a group of Mercer Law students in the 2022 Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, a Kurdish man who was persecuted in Turkey won his immigration appeal in February and recently gained his freedom.

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