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At Law for Black Lives, the Australian attorney will focus on reforms to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

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

As they wrapped up their final semester from their homes because of the COVID-19 crisis, six members of the Class of 2020 shared their most memorable Law School experiences and what they plan to do next.

Graduates celebrating their reunion years welcome the newest members of the Columbia Law School alumni network with some words of wisdom.

Voting rights expert Myrna Pérez ’03 says voters need “lots of options” to make sure everyone can cast a ballot safely, in person or otherwise.

Dean Gillian Lester presented this year’s medals to Jim Millstein ’82 and Franklin Thomas ’63 at the 71st annual Winter Luncheon.

“Watergate Girl” Jill Wine-Banks ’68 sees parallels between the pursuit of truth under Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.

For Valentine’s Day 2020, three alumni couples who fell in love as students and married after graduation share their stories.

First, Franklin A. Thomas, a 2020 Medal for Excellence honoree, worked to rebuild his old neighborhood through an innovative nonprofit agency. Then, he took on improving the world at the helm of powerful foundations.

The leader of Harlem Children’s Zone remembers her mentor Professor Kellis E. Parker and the roots of her advocacy for children.