Burns Chair
Bring leading practitioners, scholars, and activists into the CUNY Law community.
Support the Program
Invest in people’s lawyers
Gifts to the W. Haywood Burns Chair support learning, public interest practice, and public engagement while helping carry forward a vital legacy of justice, advocacy, and service.
Why support matters
Make the work possible
Philanthropic support helps the Burns Program respond to urgent issues while sustaining deep, long-term investments in students and movement lawyering.
Student fellowships
Fund research and summer work at social-justice organizations.
Public programming
Support accessible lectures, conversations, seminars, and convenings.
Archival work
Preserve and share Haywood Burns’ history and continuing influence.
Your gift
Choose your impact
Support for the W. Haywood Burns Chair helps sustain the program’s work and extend its reach. The giving priorities above outline the areas where donor support can make a direct contribution to students, practitioners, public programs, and the preservation of the Burns legacy.
Gifts will be directed according to the designation selected by the donor and applicable CUNY policies.
“A short student, alumnus, or partner testimonial about the Program’s impact.”— Name and relationship
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