Story Archive

The distinguished legal historian and first woman to serve as dean of Columbia Law School dies at 92.

Dean Daniel Abebe shares with the Law School community the news of Dean Emerita Barbara Aronstein Black's death on January 20, 2026. 

Dean Daniel Abebe shares a message welcoming the community back at the start of the spring semster.

Get to know the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers at Columbia Law School.

The Law School celebrated the library’s grand opening to the community on December 5, 2025. Watch how this vibrant new hub of learning, collaboration, and community went from concept to fully reimagined.

In recognition of his extraordinarily generous gift—no individual has made a larger single gift in the Law School’s history—the new space will bear Li Lu’s name.

A message to the community from Dean Daniel Abebe announcing that Li Lu ’96 has pledged $15 million to support the Law Library renovation project.

Dean Daniel Abebe shares a welcome back message with the community for the fall semester.

What does it mean to think like a lawyer?

Since the summer of 1985, hundreds of Columbia Law students have developed their human rights lawyering skills during fully funded summer internships overseas.