Meet the 2021 Summer 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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Introducing Our 2021 Launchpad for Justice Fellows
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Commencement 2021: The Honorable Jenny Rivera
The Honorable Jenny Rivera delivers the Lawyer’s Pledge.
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Commencement 2021: Stephanie McGregor
Stephanie McGregor receives the Community Service Award.
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Three Class of 2021 grads have been awarded the Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Three Class of 2021 grads have been awarded the prestigious public interest fellowship
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INRC Remote Representation: The Rare Release of Client Stranded in Mexico under Devastating U.S. Asylum Policies
Four Evening students in the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic share their story of advocacy and perseverance to support a mother and daughter who sought asylum in the U.S. but were instead separated and traumatized by the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols.
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Delivering Justice: CUNY Law and The Legal Aid Society Team Up to Reduce Incarceration through Post-conviction Testing of DNA Evidence
The U.S. Department of Justice has granted CUNY Law nearly $500,000 to establish a project powered in part by students that will review and litigate select wrongful conviction claims of New Yorkers incarcerated in state prisons.
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Delivering Justice: CUNY Law and The Legal Aid Society Team Up to Reduce Incarceration through Post-conviction Testing of DNA Evidence
The U.S. Department of Justice has granted CUNY Law nearly $500,000 to establish a project powered in part by students that will review and litigate select wrongful conviction claims of New Yorkers incarcerated in state prisons.
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2020 Grantmaking Report Back from BLSA
This year, CUNY Law’s Black Law Students Association awarded four students Victor Goode Summer Grants to support their public interest summer internships. Hear from the grantees committed to BLSA’s mission of serving the Black and Latino community.
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2020 Grantmaking Report Back from CUNY Law Review
The City University of New York Law Review awarded two student grants to fund summer public interest work at the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit and Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project. Read the grantees report on the impact of their work and funding.
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The Second Look Project: Beyond Guilt
Inside the Defenders Clinic initiative designed to support incarcerated individuals in their clemency and parole petitions, advocate for legislative change, and partner with community-based organizations to rectify the living legacy of mass incarceration.
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Celebrating New Academic Leadership: Prof. Allie Robbins ’09 Appointed Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
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CLEAR Founding Director Ramzi Kassem Named 2020 Freedom Scholar
Ramzi Kassem has been named one of 12 Freedom Scholars by the Marguerite Casey Foundation and Group Health Foundation.