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Legal reforms can hold police more accountable for violent acts, but Americans need to acknowledge the nation’s history of racism, the former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund lawyer says.

A message from Gillian Lester, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law.

Gillis will join Columbia Law School in July as an associate professor of law. Her work in law and economics includes how fair lending laws should address pricing algorithms.

Maya Alkateb-Chami, managing director of the Human Rights Institute, and Sarah Knuckey, Lieff Cabraser Clinical Professor of Law and director of the Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Institute, delve into the institute’s initiatives to respond to COVID-19, including their virtual event series held throughout the spring.

As attorneys, advocates, CEOs, nonprofit executives, and public servants, Columbia Law School graduates are focused on safeguarding communities, the economy, and civil society.

Law professor Suzanne Goldberg is Columbia University’s first executive vice president for University Life. The pandemic has made her wide-ranging job even more complicated.

Renowned public law scholar and faculty co-director of the Law School’s Center for Constitutional Governance recognized for her exceptional commitment to helping tenure-track and mid-career faculty progress as scholars and teachers.

Important information about the academic calendar for AY 2020-2021, plans for instruction, and health and safety measures. 

Columbia Law School professors tackle environmental policy, reparations, economic insecurity, and more in recent publications. 

Students use their legal skills to help small-business owners, incarcerated individuals, unemployed workers, immigrants, and others affected by the crisis.