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With more than 1,000 gifts made, this year’s Giving Day proved to be another record-breaking year, thanks to the steadfast support of the Law School community.

More than 12,000 alumni and friends contributed to the Campaign, which makes possible significant enhancements to initiatives, including faculty and student support, experiential learning, and the library.

The $17.5 million gift, the largest single commitment in the history of Columbia Law, will help support the design and construction of the Law Library renovation.

A $5 million gift from the telecom entrepreneur to Columbia Law School will establish the Albert and Lois Cinelli Business Law Fund and provide support for scholarships, learning opportunities, and faculty research in the area of business law.

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

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.

Alumni and friends of Columbia Law demonstrated their generosity and community spirit on a Giving Day to remember.

Since 1964, Columbia Law School’s most prestigious award, the Medal for Excellence, has been presented at the annual Winter Luncheon to alumni and past or present faculty members who exemplify the qualities of character, intellect, and social and professional responsibility that the Law School seeks to instill in its students.​

A successful $5 million fundraising effort will endow the center in Chang’s name and bolster groundbreaking U.S.-China legal research and programming.

In 1888, Hong Yen Chang officially became the first Chinese American lawyer in the United States. In January 2021, Columbia Law School’s Center for Chinese Legal Studies will be named in honor of Chang (张康仁 中国法律研究中心).