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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.

The $5 million gift will enable the newly named Smith Family Human Rights Clinic to expand its work around the world.

Offered by Columbia Law’s Human Rights Institute and Office of Graduate Degree Programs, the fellowships are awarded annually to LL.M. students committed to battling injustice around the world.

The Columbia Law School student will provide legal representation and medical advocacy to detained immigrants.

The 2021 candidate for New York City mayor tells students and alumni to speak Martin Luther King Jr.’s “unarmed truth.”

With a $3.3 million commitment, the Dale and Max Berger Family Foundation ensures sustainable support for students pursuing careers in public interest and public service.

Dean Gillian Lester provides an update on her strategic efforts to support students entering public interest and public service careers, and announces several new developments and investments. 

Allan Van Fleet ’77 continues to build a legacy of public interest work alongside a robust private practice.

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