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The first out gay professor at Columbia Law School and the second African-American member of the faculty, Thomas has brought a pioneering spirit and a critical perspective to his work over nearly four decades as a teacher, scholar, activist, and artist.

Her book on the history of policing and cars illuminates the legal decisions that have led to ‘driving while Black.’

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.

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.

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.

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

The Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching is presented annually by the graduating class of the Law School.

This spring, Stretch served as Leader-in-Residence of Columbia Law’s In-House Counsel Lab, part of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership.

Online instruction means working harder to keep everyone engaged, but faculty members are finding ways to do so.