Advocate & Law Professor John Delaney Remembered

We celebrate the life of Professor Delaney, whose love of educating CUNY Law students leaves a legacy of learning now honored through the John Delaney Memorial Fund, created by his friends and family to champion need-based student support

Known as an exceptional legal educator, collaborative leader, and successful litigator with a commitment to social justice, Setty is thrilled to join the community and its mission. She will be the first person of South Asian descent appointed to lead a CUNY school.

Meet the 2021-2022 LaunchPad Student Fellows. Their collective bios tell our CUNY Law story and give us a glimpse of where we are going. And it’s inspiring!

Lisa is one of 17 advisers appointed by the prosecutor to provide advice within their respective mandates and may assist in training initiatives of the Office.

3L Ariana Collado and Ali Najmi ’09 are recognized by City and State as rising stars in city politics in the NYC 40 Under 40.

Professor Julia Hernandez ’12 receives the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the University of Ottawa, and Professor Lisa Davis ’08 receives the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to the Netherlands.

Chicago attorney and CUNY Law alum Matthew Policastro ‘09 from associate to member in its Subrogation and Recovery Group by Cozen O’Connor.

We invited CUNY Law alum, Jose Abrigo ‘13 to speak to David Mixner to hear first-hand about his activism, career, movement building, and his hopes for the future.

Meet Jose Abrigo ’13, the Director of the LGBTQ/HIV Advocacy for LSNYC and co-counsel in NYS Social Safety Net Discriminates Against Nonbinary New Yorkers.

The Reverend Dr. William Barber II receives Doctor of Laws, honoris causa & gives the Commencement Address

The Honorable Jenny Rivera delivers the Lawyer’s Pledge.