Public Interest Programs Archives | CUNY School of Law

Inside the 2025 Youth Summer Institute with First Impressions Youth Legal Collaborative

During this summer’s First Impressions Youth Legal Collaborative’s Summer Institute, six CUNY Law students led 31 high school students from across New York City in program designed to build civic engagement and shape a more just and representative future.
CUNY Law’s Family Defense Practicum Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Family Policing

The report, published by Black Families Love and Unite, exposes the racialized harm embedded in the family regulation system
CUNY Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Hosts Multinational Forum in Ghana: “Election Campaigns as Collective Care”
IGLTP Hosts Multinational Forum in Ghana: Electoral Campaigns as Collective Care
CUNY Law Leads the Nation with Most Fellows Selected for Prestigious Immigration Justice Corps Advocacy Program
Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Hosts Global Forum at CUNY School of Law
CUNY Law Ranked #1 In Diversity for 2024 by preLaw Magazine

CUNY Law is at the top of the list and at the head of the class once again
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
Statement on Supreme Court Admissions Decision in SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard

We will continue to invest in a future built around the inclusion of people and communities historically and presently excluded and most impacted by the justice system.
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.