Known as an exceptional legal educator, collaborative leader, and successful litigator with a commitment to social justice, Setty is thrilled to join the community and its mission. She will be the first person of South Asian descent appointed to lead a CUNY school.
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CUNY Names Sudha Setty as Dean of School of Law, Nation’s Leading Public Interest Law School
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Professor Nicole Smith Futrell Named Writing as Activism Fellow by NYC Literary Action Coalition and PEN America
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Professor Lisa Davis appointed Special Adviser on Gender Persecution by Prosecutor of ICC
Lisa is one of 17 advisers appointed by the prosecutor to provide advice within their respective mandates and may assist in training initiatives of the Office.
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Clinical Dean and Professor Carmen Huertas-Noble on the Year Ahead
Carmen Huertas-Noble on becoming the first Black and Latina Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Programs at CUNY Law
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Commencement 2021: Professor Fareed Nassor Hayat
Professor Fareed Nassor Hayat is given the Outstanding Professor Award.
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Juneteenth and the Struggle for Racial Equality – by Zamir Ben-Dan, Esq.
Zamir Ben-Dan, Esq, Acting Director of Lawyering Seminar for the day program, writes about the origin and meaning of Juneteenth.
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Commencement 2021: Rev. Dr. Yvette Wilson-Barnes ’97
Dr. Yvette Wilson-Barnes introduces Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, this year’s commencement speaker and recipient of the Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.
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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.
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New Beginnings: Welcome New Faculty, Staff, and Clinics
Join us in welcoming our new faculty, staff, and clinics to CUNY Law.
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Faculty & Students Advocate for Asylum Protections
CUNY Law Professors Nermeen Arastu, Janet Calvo, Julie Goldscheid, and Talia Peleg along with students Andy Morrison, Isadora Jaffee, Erik Schlein, and Nikita Patel submit new comments in support of immigrants and asylum seekers.
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NY Law Deans Urge Adoption of Diploma Privilege in Swiftest Way Possible
Deans from all 15 NY law schools released a joint statement in response to the July 16 announcement of the Board of Law Examiners’ decision to cancel the September administration of the bar examination in New York.
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Dean Bilek’s Response to the Black Faculty & Faculty of Color’s Statement and Demand for Action to Create an Anti-Racist Campus
Our colleagues of color have called us to recommit to our mission, to recapture its boldness, and to interrogate it through the lens of racial equity.