Story Archive

Dean Lester shares updates on new faculty and facilities as the spring semester begins.

In preparation for the start of the January term, Dean Lester provides the community with an update on what to expect.

The retired New York State Supreme Court justice was the first woman to serve as president of the Columbia Law School Association.

A member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Brossy is senior counsel in the American Indian Policy and Regulation practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, in Washington, D.C.

The high-risk, high-reward venture capital industry is also highly white and highly male. But could V.C. deals be structured differently to mitigate implicit bias and give an equal shot to women and people of color?

In the past year, Columbia Law alumni wrote about making ethical choices, sharing cultural power, and finding ways to make U.S. democracy work better. 

Graetz, who is retiring from the faculty of Columbia Law this month, was honored for his “outsized impact on the tax policy community” at the foundation’s 84th annual Tax Prom.

Former colleagues, clerks, students, and fellow alumni paid tribute to the life and career of the longtime Columbia Law professor who served as a U.S. District judge in the Eastern District of New York for 53 years.

The Academic Scholars Program, launched last spring, identifies and provides academic and financial support for admitted and current J.D. candidates with strong potential and the ambition to become law professors.

Climate change and racial justice are issues on the boardroom table as shareholder activists try to force corporations to act on environmental and diversity matters. Anne E. Robinson ’94, Vanguard general counsel, talks about the priorities of institutional investors when ESG questions are put to a vote.