Professor Kassem, a national expert on immigration and national security issues, brings years of academic and practical experience to his post as a Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration at the White House Domestic Policy Council.
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Professor Ramzi Kassem Joins White House as Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration
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Through Expanding CUNY Consortium, Sorensen Center Builds Momentum in Service to LGBT2QIA+ Clients
Go inside the Sorensen Center’s partnership with the CUNY-wide LGBTQI+ Consortium, and meet Fellows providing vital legal services to trans/non-binary, queer, and HIV+ communities across New York City.
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2022 Commencement: Labor Organizer Christian Smalls Given Public Interest Award
Labor Organizer Christian Smalls addresses the class of 2022 at commencement.
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Sorensen Center Strengthens Local Impact with Jerome L. Greene Foundation Support
The Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice recently received a second $300,000 multi-year grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, enabling the Center to fortify its Fellowship Program and support CUNY Law students to address global challenges at home in all five boroughs of New York City.
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Speed Mock Interview Night 2022: Year 9 of Success
Go inside the Office of Career Planning’s annual Speed Mock Interview Night (SPIN), where alumni help prepare students for summer internship interviews and public interest law school career fairs.
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FILSAA & Unlock the Bar Tackle Character & Fitness Barrier to Bar Entry in Week of Action
Explore the impetus behind CUNY’s Formerly Incarcerated Law Student Advocacy Association (FILSAA) and Unlock the Bar’s call to abolish the Character and Fitness portion of the Bar admission process.
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Human Rights & Gender Justice Clinic and Collaborators Help Decriminalize Abortion in Colombian Constitutional Court Ruling
Students and faculty of the HRGJ Clinic submitted amicus briefs central to the landmark human rights and reproductive justice victory
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Mask Mandate Reminder: high grade, proper placement and more
We encourage everyone to wear the highest-grade masks to which they have access out of respect for our community and immunocompromised members; the mask mandate is in effect and new eating zones have been designated
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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!
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3L Kat Gafycz on the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Child Advocacy
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CUNY Law Unites with Community Orgs. and City Partners to Form TPS Clinic For Haitian New Yorkers
Life of Hope, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Office of the Public Advocate, and CUNY Law’s Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) are hosting a weekly clinic in Brooklyn to assist with TPS applications.
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Queens Daily Eagle: Call for Submissions
The Queens Daily Eagle is seeking CUNY Law students and professors to write stories about local legal, courthouse and judicial news issues from a legal perspective.