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A lawyer with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, Morten is the founding director of Columbia Law School’s new Science, Health, and Information Clinic.

Every year, recent Columbia Law School graduates receive prestigious fellowships that support positions in public interest and public service organizations.

The labor scholar and former Obama White House associate counsel writes and teaches on labor law, constitutional law, and questions of democracy and governance. She joins the Columbia Law School faculty as a professor of law.

In the sixth and final episode of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, Professor Olatunde Johnson and environmental and community lawyer Ruth Santiago ’83 J.D., ’10 LL.M. discuss the nexus of civil rights and climate change.

A constitutional law scholar, Murray writes about race and antidiscrimination law and election law. He joins the Columbia Law School faculty as an associate professor of law.

The president and general counsel of LatinoJustice has devoted his career as a lawyer, teacher, and author to advocating for the civil and human rights of poor and Latinx communities.

In episode five of Columbia Law School’s limited podcast series—hosted by Michael B. Gerrard—University Professor Michael W. Doyle and Ama Francis, non-resident fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, discuss what’s at stake for people around the world when their homes are no longer habitable due to climate change.

After Reunion 2020 was postponed due to COVID-19, a reimagined, virtual “double Reunion” was designed to rekindle connections for classmates—in the cloud.

From Beijing to Frankfurt, New York to Hong Kong, Chen has forged a unique path on her way to leading Shearman’s international investment funds practice in Asia.

In episode four of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, hosted by Michael B. Gerrard,  Michael Burger ’03 of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Peter Lehner ’84 of Earthjustice discuss litigation as a tool when legislative and political remedies are insufficient.