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From Public Dialogue to Trial Advocacy: James Forman Jr.’s Year Challenging the Criminal Legal System as the 2025 W. Haywood Burns Chair at CUNY Law

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  • From Public Dialogue to Trial Advocacy: James Forman Jr.’s Year Challenging the Criminal Legal System as the 2025 W. Haywood Burns Chair at CUNY Law

    A feature video, panel conversations, and photo galleries highlighting the work of the past year

  • Top 5 Tips for Studying for the Bar Exam

    Sandra Irby, CUNY Law’s Executive Director of Bar Preparation and Licensing Programs, offers practical tips to help students tackle the bar exam one manageable step at a time.

  • 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 

  • Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Featured in Gender Justice Conference on International Women’s Day

  • CUNY Law Names Hon. Tracey Bing ’96 Director of First Impressions Youth Justice Access Initiative

  • Expansion Update: CUNY Law’s City Counseling Program to Reach More New Yorkers

  • CUNY School of Law Celebrates Class of 2023 with Commencement Address from Alumnus Chris Alexander ’19

  • CUNY Law Launches Collaborative First Impressions Youth Justice Initiative to Promote Empowerment and Community Justice

    CUNY Law announces $1M First Impressions Youth Justice Initiative designed to change how young people and the justice system interact by offering a community-focused framework for mentorship, education, and civic leadership.

  • Exhibition: Faces of Resilience: Portraits of Afghan Women Human Rights Defenders

  • Revitalized Center Receives Funding to Advance Social and Racial Justice

    The Center for Diversity in the Legal Profession’s award from the Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative as part of an historic University undertaking

  • Nominations Open for the W. Haywood Burns Chair in Human & Civil Rights

    CUNY Law is excited to announce the return of the W. Haywood Burns Chair in Human & Civil Rights and is seeking nominations and applications for the distinguished visiting faculty position.

  • Professor Ramzi Kassem Joins White House as Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration

    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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