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 Faculty to Present at UCLA Law’s Critical Race Theory 25th Anniversary Symposium
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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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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
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CUNY Law’s Law Library Director Prof. Raquel J. Gabriel Wins 2025 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
National honor recognizes Prof. Gabriel’s contribution to Integrating Doctrine & Diversity: Beyond the First Year, the second in a landmark series advancing diversity and inclusion in legal education.
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CUNY Law’s Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic Receives National Award for Innovative Clinical Education Project
Professor Nermeen Arastu wins 2025 Clinical Legal Education Association Award for Excellence for pioneering remote advocacy model
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Academic Dean David C. Baluarte Expands Innovative Legal Education and Practice with U.S.-Mexico Clinical Collaboration
The Fulbright Scholar leads binational webinar series on refugee and migrant protection amid shifting immigration policies
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Inside CUNY Law’s Transformative Disability Rights and Social Justice Clinic
Director Professor Natalie M. Chin Leads the former Disability and Aging Justice Clinic’s next evolution
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Institute Congratulates Executive Director Leymah Gbowee for Her Recognition from Melinda French Gates
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CUNY Law Names Hon. Tracey Bing ’96 Director of First Impressions Youth Justice Access Initiative
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Putting Down New Roots: David C. Baluarte Joins CUNY Law as Incoming Academic Dean
The expert in immigrant and human rights is excited to help the next generation of public interest lawyers along the path to a more just future
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Announcement of Faculty Tenure Appointments
Recognizing three faculty members for their commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service by granting tenure from the Board of Trustees.