Graduates Pledge to Serve the Public Good
From the Steinway Brass Quintet to the conferral of honorary degrees to noted human rights activist Dolly Filartiga and The Honorable Roderick L. Ireland, the Class of 2008 commencement exercises on May 18 drew applause, emotion and a deep sense of accomplishment for the 135 students of the 3L graduating class, their professors and the CUNY School of Law.
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WELCOME
Representatives from the Class of 2008
Dean and Professor of Law, CUNY Schoool of Law
GREETINGS
Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
The City University of New York
Frederick P. Schaffer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, The City University of New York
Professor Jenny Rivera
Special Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights, Office of the New York State Attorney General
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
Acceptance of Class Gift by Mary Lu Bilek, Professor and Associate Dean for Special Projects, on behalf of the Pipeline to Justice Program and Eva Lana, Pipeline Co-Teacher and founder and creator of the Binary Solution LSAT course
Outstanding Professor of the Year
Outstanding Community Service Awardee, Presented by Richard Kistnenn
Distinguished Public Service Awardee
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Human Rights Activist
Associate Justice and First African-American to sit on the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Columnist, New York Daily News
Remarks, Part I
Columnist, New York Daily News
Remarks, Part II
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