Celebrating and carrying forward the legacy of Professor Rebecca Bratspies and the Center for Urban Environmental Reform
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Shaping the Environmental Future of Western Queens: CUER, Community Power, and a New Chapter at CUNY Law
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Maya Alperin Advances National Work on Inclusive Admissions
She is helping to set national standards for how inclusion is understood and operationalized across legal education.
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CUNY Law’s Bibi N. Amin Named AALS Up-and-Comer Award Recipient
The Assistant Director of Outreach and Operations in the Admissions Office has been selected to receive the national honor recognizing emerging leaders expanding access.
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Five CUNY Law Students Recognized by Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for Excellence and Commitment to Justice
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CUNY Law Faculty to Present at UCLA Law’s Critical Race Theory 25th Anniversary Symposium
The convening marks a milestone in the development of Critical Race Theory as a field and features panels with nationally recognized scholars examining CRT’s trajectory from academic intervention to transformative practice.
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CUNY Law Ranked #1 in the Nation for Public Interest
“Public service isn’t just about nonprofit jobs or courtroom advocacy,” says Professor Charisa Kiyô Smith. “It’s about seeing law as a tool to serve people.” At CUNY Law, students aren’t waiting to be invited—they’re already answering the call.
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CUNY Law Student Daniela Robles Named Dominican Bar Association Scholarship Recipient
CUNY School of Law congratulates Daniela Robles ’28 on being selected for the Dominican Bar Association’s 2025 Law Student Scholarship for her work with community organizations and scholarship on crimmigration law.
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CUNY Law Student Marianna Wells Awarded Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship for Excellence in Legal Writing and Advocacy with Essay on Trans Rights
CUNY School of Law is proud to announce that Marianna Wells ’26 has been awarded the 2025 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship for her essay titled “Trans Rights, Federal Courts and the Preservation of Liberty For All.”
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The Time is Now: Professor Jennifer Fernandez Receives National Recognition for Work and Scholarship Advancing Inclusive Legal Education
CUNY Law Professor Jennifer Fernandez’s recent article in the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy highlights the transformative potential of ABA Curriculum Standard 303(c), which requires that all law schools provide education on bias, cross-cultural competency and racism, and calls for a more inclusive legal education, especially during the critical first year.
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Clinic Dean Lisa Davis Honored by NYS Appellate Division for LGBTQI+ Rights Advocacy
Professor Lisa Davis was honored by the NYS Appellate Division for their decades-long international advocacy for LGBTQI+ rights and survivors of gender persecution.
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Four CUNY Law Students Awarded 2025 Peggy Browning Fellowships for Workers’ Rights
CUNY School of Law proudly celebrates four students who were awarded Peggy Browning Fund Fellowships for Summer 2025: Ivy Girdwood, Sarah Southey, Sara David, and Justin Gravlee.
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Professor Natalie M. Chin Receives Inaugural CUNY Award for Outstanding Faculty Research
Scholarship Rooted in Practice: Professor Chin’s Critical Disability Work Earns CUNY’s Highest Research Honor for Associate Professors