1901: The Columbia Law Review was established to reflect the growing sophistication in legal scholarship and legal thought. Today, the Review is the third most widely distributed and cited law review in the country.
1910: Harlan Fiske Stone, who would later be Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, became dean of the Law School. He strove to help students recognize that the law is adaptable to changing conditions in society.
1927: First women enrolled in Columbia Law School. Our early alumnae went on to become law firm partners, professors, judges, congresswomen, deans, and heads of non-profit organizations such as museums and civil rights groups.
