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NYLS's Education Justice Symposium Speakers and Planning Committee

Critical Themes From NYLS’s Education Justice Symposium

Posted on: April 28, 2025 May 2, 2025 Written by: Professor Samantha Pownall ’11
On March 28, 2025, the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law at New York Law School convened a symposium, Progress Report: Education Justice 50 Years After Goss v. Lopez.
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Christina Harris speaking at George Westinghouse High School.

NYLS BLSA Students Illuminate and Inspire Pathways to Law

Posted on: April 11, 2025 April 11, 2025 Written by: Jennifer Bancamper
On Friday, April 4, five students from NYLS’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) chapter brought inspiration to students at George Westinghouse High School in downtown Brooklyn.
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Honoring Women's History Month

Honoring Women’s History Month: NYLS Alumnae on the Bench

Posted on: March 10, 2025 March 18, 2025 Written by: Jennifer Bancamper
In honor of Women’s History Month, NYLS is celebrating a few of the School’s first alumnae who have risen to judgeship and made history in New York courts.
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Celebrating Black History Month

The Trailblazing Legacies of Black NYLS Alumni

Posted on: February 10, 2025 February 12, 2025 Written by: Jennifer Bancamper
This Black History Month, we recognize the groundbreaking achievements of some of NYLS’s most distinguished graduates. Among them are a few father-daughter duos who have made lasting impacts in their communities.
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New York Law School’s Top Stories of 2024

Posted on: January 2, 2025 January 2, 2025 Written by: NYLS News
Revisit a few of New York Law School’s feature stories and highlights from around the law school community in 2024.
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New York Law School Professor Jae Hyung Ryu, Emilie Delannes-Molka, Mina Kim, Stephen Navitsky, Lilly Pishvaian, and members from the Mangrove Business Academy

Empowering Small Businesses With Legal Tools

Posted on: December 9, 2024 January 22, 2025 Written by: Lilly Pishvaian ’25
On November 21, four students from New York Law School (NYLS) visited Mangrove to give a presentation helping small business owners learn their options for legally safeguarding their businesses.
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Dunstan Mlambo, Penelope Andrews, and Dianne Renwick speaking at event

An Intercontinental Conversation on Democracy and the Rule of Law

Posted on: November 18, 2024 November 26, 2024 Written by: Jennifer Bancamper
On the evening of October 23, NYLS hosted a gathering of esteemed legal minds for A Conversation on Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law With Two Presiding Justices.
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Patent Law Clinic

NYLS Patent Law Clinic Helps Disabled Veteran Patent Clean Energy Invention

Posted on: October 21, 2024 January 22, 2025 Written by: Professor Shahrokh Falati ’08
The Patent Law Clinic of The Plumeri Center for Small Business Empowerment recently assisted client Tracy Omdahl in obtaining a U.S. patent.
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Honoring Juneteenth

Message From the Dean on Honoring Juneteenth

Posted on: June 19, 2024 June 19, 2024 Written by: Dean Anthony W. Crowell
On June 19, our nation celebrates Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
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Professor Adele Bernhard and Stephen Carrington

Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic Client’s Conviction Vacated After Years of Work

Posted on: May 23, 2024 September 16, 2024 Written by: Professor Adele Bernhard
On May 16, 2024, after serving 23 years in prison, Stephen Carrington, represented by the Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic (PCIC) at New York Law School (NYLS), was exonerated in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
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Celebrating the Class of 2025 at NYLS’s 133rd Commencement Exercises

On Monday, May 19, New York Law School’s Class of 2025 gathered at the iconic Lincoln Center for NYLS’s 133rd Commencement Exercises.
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New York Law School Receives Accreditation From Middle States Commission on Higher Education

New York Law School (NYLS) is proud to announce that it has received institutional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
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NYLS Announces 94% Employment Rate for Class of 2024; 90% Employed in Gold Standard Jobs

New York Law School (NYLS) has achieved a 94% overall employment rate for the Class of 2024, with 90% of the class in jobs considered “gold standard” bar-required or J.D.-advantage positions.
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Book Talk: Hon. Diane Kiesel Dives Deep into Law, Celebrity, and Scandal

On March 20, members of the New York Law School (NYLS) community gathered for a captivating book talk by NYLS adjunct professor Hon. Diane Kiesel.
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NYLS Trustee John McMahon ’76 Delivers Energy Lecture to South African Energy Leaders

On March 18, New York Law School Trustee and Distinguished Senior Fellow John McMahon ’76 delivered a virtual lecture at the African Energy Leadership Centre of the Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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