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From a deep dive into the 14th Amendment to a close examination of the Uniform Commercial Code, academic offerings for 2025-2026 include new seminars, lectures, and workshops on timely topics to deepen the intellectual experience available to Columbia Law students. 

A scholar of the regulation of gender and sexuality, Redburn joins the Columbia Law School faculty as an associate professor of law. 

Columbia Law legal scholars Olatunde C.A. Johnson and Jeremy Kessler joined a discussion on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s complicated record on integration in schools and the military.

Students praise Funk for his enthusiasm, intellect, and compassion. He will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the Columbia Law graduating class, and speak at graduation on May 15.

These exceptional scholars, teachers, and clinicians will build on the Law School’s continued excellence in both fundamental and emerging areas of the law. 

Preeminent legal philosopher and longtime member of the Columbia Law School faculty dies at 83.

Publications written and edited by members of the Law School’s faculty in 2020-2021 explore ownership and authorship, constitutional controversy, foreign policy, urban planning, and more.

In his new book, Lakefront, Merrill traces how lawsuits, court rulings, and political machinations from the 1850s to the present have resulted in an urban coastline that’s the pride of Chicago and the envy of other cities.

Students laud Glass for her captivating lectures and praise her as a teacher who inspires, encourages, and values their active participation in classes. Glass will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the graduating class, and speak at graduation on April 29.

In his new book, Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives, Professor Heller explores the laws and norms that govern everything from disputes with neighbors to climate change mitigation.