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Columbia Law School honored the centennial of the graduation of artist and activist Paul Robeson 1923 with an exhibit and special lecture.  

The general counsel of SoundCloud embraces an expansive concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the global open-platform audio service.

A pioneering civil rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund who argued 10 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, Motley was the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge.

Professor Kendall Thomas and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discuss the future of the American idea.

The Columbia Law School Black Law Students Association honored Judith Browne Dianis ’92 and Marcia Sells ’84 at this year’s gala and hosted a two-day conference on Black political power.

On display in the lobby of Jerome L. Greene Hall, the exhibition celebrates the life of Paul Robeson 1923, who graduated from Columbia Law School a century ago.

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

The president and general counsel of LatinoJustice has devoted his career as a lawyer, teacher, and author to advocating for the civil and human rights of poor and Latinx communities.

At an Alumni of Color event honoring the life and legacy of the Law School’s first Chinese graduate, participants underscored the need to support Asian and Asian American law students.

Alexander’s biographer and an alumni panel moderated by Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw discuss the pioneering judge’s law school days and her legacy as the first Black woman in North Carolina to practice law, to argue before its Supreme Court, and to be elected a judge.