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Columbia Law School graduates have received prestigious fellowships that support positions in public interest and public service organizations.

Makalika Naholowa’a is executive director of Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation in Honolulu.

The founder of Columbia Law School’s pioneering Center for Gender and Sexuality Law brings an intersectional perspective to her teaching, scholarship, and advocacy on issues such as abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, religious liberty, and reparations for African Americans.

The Perkins Coie partner fought for marriage equality and calls protection of voting rights “imperative for our democracy.”

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

Kamilah Moore ’19 is chair of California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans.

Two programs awarded funding through the inaugural round of Anti-Racism Grants—the Black Men’s Initiative and the Law School Pathways Program—are designed to help current and future law students. 

The five fellowship recipients—all members of the Class of 2023—are dedicated to pursuing careers in social and racial justice.

The former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change receives the 48th annual Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award.

Social media. Race and racism. Economic inequality. The rule of law. This sampling of innovative seminars explores timely topics in the law.