Message From the Dean

 

Dear CUNY Law community and supporters,

As the new academic year begins, I am honored to step into the role of Interim Dean of CUNY School of Law and excited to connect with you.

Thank you for the many ways you continue to support CUNY Law, through your time, expertise, leadership, contributions, and by sharing your experiences with others. Whether mentoring students, hiring graduates, serving your communities, or staying engaged with the Law School, your involvement helps carry forward our mission to practice law in service of human needs. Our alumni and supporters are the heart of CUNY Law, continually strengthening and advancing the work we do.

CUNY Law’s dual mission to train outstanding public interest lawyers and to ensure the legal profession reflects the diversity of the public it serves is as vital now as ever. This mission, along with supporting our students’ professional success, will guide me throughout my term as Interim Dean.

Having served as a faculty member and Academic Dean, I deeply appreciate CUNY Law’s proud legacy of legal, judicial, public, and community service and the essential role alumni and supporters like you play in that legacy. I look forward to your insights and involvement as we work together to build on that foundation during this period of transition.

CUNY Law’s greatest strength lies in its people. Your expertise, dedication, care for this institution, and unwavering commitment to justice and community define who we are and how we serve.

In the coming months, I look forward to engaging with many of you through dialogue, collaboration, and shared initiatives. We have important work ahead, and I’m honored to be doing it in partnership with you.

With appreciation,

 

Natalie Gomez-Velez

Interim Dean and Professor of Law