Remote learning could open ‘Pandora’s Box’ for online education
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“I think it’s opening Pandora's box — you will never see a return; it’s like Blockbuster Video.”
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St. John’s Law welcomes one of its most diverse incoming classes
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The class’ diversity comes at a time when there is a global call to confront evil and intolerance in many forms, Dean Michael Simon noted.
Read MoreCUNY Law kicks off year with slate of new events
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CUNY Law will host a Public Interest Symposium on Sept. 7, bringing together students and legal and social justice advocates for an afternoon of panels and education.
Read MoreQueens County Bar Association connects with CUNY Law students
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The QCBA’s presence was part of a series of tablings intended to promote the bar association and encourage student participation.
Read MoreQueens chief ADA issues second open letter to Queens residents
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“The training regimen Judge Brown instituted has become the standard by which others are measured throughout the entire State of New York.”
Read MoreCUNY Law and State Bar Team Up for Unique Tech Law Course
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The class will be open to second- and third-year CUNY Law students.
Read MoreDean Simons Strives to Foster Diverse Community at SJU
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“In my view, one of the key parts of leadership is creating a community.”
Read MoreSJU Law Students Set High Bar
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This summer, 87 percent of the Jamaica campus’ students passed the challenging exam.
Read MoreTouro Law Partners With International University
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Touro Law Associate Dean Rodger Citron and South China Normal University Dean Zhang Yongzhong sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enable students from SCNU to study at Touro. Photo courtesy of Touro Law.
By David Brand
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center announced last Wednesday that it had entered into an agreement with South China Normal University in Guangzhou, China to enable SCNU students to study at the Long Island law school.
Dean Harry Ballan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SCNU agreeing to allow graduate and undergraduate law students at SCNU study at Touro Law and earn an LL.M. graduate law degree.
“SCNU is an impressive university with excellent students,” Ballan said in a statement. “I am delighted that its students will be able to study at Touro Law and take courses with our students.”
“The MOU will promote cooperation between our two schools, enriching both, and will give students a greater understanding of the relationship between the United States and China and the role of international law in that relationship,” Ballan continued.
SCNU Dean Zhang Yongzhong hailed the landmark agreement.
“Touro Law Center is excellent at teaching its students the law,” Yongzhong said. “We look forward to collaborating with Touro Law on student exchange programs, conferences, and other academic projects.”
The agreement builds on the existing relationship between the two schools. Dr. Jin Zheng, an SCNU law professor, taught at Touro during the 2015-16 academic year. Associate Dean Rodger Citron traveled to Guangzhou to sign the MOU with SCNU in October.
“SCNU was a gracious host,” Dean Citron said. “I look forward to working with its students and faculty in the future.”
New York Law School Hosts Expert Immigration Panel Thursday
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The panel will feature NYLS Professor Lenni Benson, the founder of Safe Passage Project, which provides free legal assistance to unrepresented children in immigration court.
Read MoreTouro Law Honors Legal Lit Legend Grisham
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Author John Grisham addresses an audience at Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he received the annual Bruce K. Gould Book Award. Photo courtesy of Touro.
By David Brand
Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center honored best-selling author John Grisham with the school’s annual Bruce K. Gould Book Award.
Touro recognized Grisham on Oct. 22 for his novel “The Rooster Bar.” Grisham’s other best-selling legal-themed works include “A Time to Kill,” “The Firm” and “The Pelican Brief.”
Each year, the university presents the award to the author of an outstanding publication related to the law, the legal profession or the legal system. The prize is named for benefactor Bruce K. Gould, an 1984 graduate of Touro Law Center. Gould is a founding member and second president of Touro Law Center’s Alumni Association and a member of Touro Law Center’s Board of Governors.
Past recipients include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for her book “My Beloved World”, Anita Hill for her book “Speaking Truth to Power” and Bob Woodward for his book “The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006 - 2008.”
Grisham graduated from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law throughout the 1980s. He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1984 to 1990.
The award, which was first handed out in 1991, is regarded as one of the most prestigious prizes for law-related literature.
CUNY Law’s FOIA Workshop Will Help Attorneys Get the Facts
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Amid of torrent of environmental disinformation, climate change denial and data opacity, Lamdan, Bratspies and Willman have organized a day-long workshop on Saturday, Nov. 3 for attorneys, journalists and environmental advocates to learn how to attain the documents and records they seek.
Read MoreQCBA Leads Law School Student Ambassador Program for 2Ls and 3Ls
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The Queens County Bar Association is currently accepting applications for its Student Ambassador Program.
Read MoreQueens DA Hosts 5th Annual Mock Trial Competition
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At a quick glance the proceedings taking place on the third floor of the Queens Criminal Courthouse on Sunday morning looked like a regular trial.
Read MoreSt. John’s Clinics Open Doors For a New Class of Students
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As another semester begins at the St. John’s School of Law, second and third-year students have a chance to apply their legal training through the school’s various law clinics.
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