Eight 2021 Alum Awarded a LaunchPad for Justice Fellowship

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.

Professor Fareed Nassor Hayat is given the Outstanding Professor Award.

Hina Naveed ’21 delivers the Student Address.

Elisabeth Bernard ’21 gives the Student Address