The 105 College of Law graduates who took the New York State Bar Exam for the first time in July, 2016 achieved an 89.5 percent pass rate, an increase of more than six percentage points from last year and well above the statewide median pass rate of 83 percent. The College of Law’s solid performance improved its rank to fourth among New York’s 15 ABA-accredited law schools, behind only Columbia, New York University and Cornell.
“We are proud of our graduates’ strong performance on the 2016 New York State Bar Exam,” says Dean Craig M. Boise. “The continued upward trajectory in the College of Law’s New York bar pass rate is a credit to their hard work, our exceptional faculty and fully supportive staff, and a well-conceived curriculum that prepares our graduates for bar exam and professional success.”
Boise continues, “While these results are positive, our faculty and staff will continue to evaluate our bar preparation methods and seek ways to further support our students on this critical test. Student-focused engagement is our top priority and we remain committed to the success of our students from orientation through the bar exam and their careers as legal professionals.”
University Professor David Driesen’s important new book—”The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power” (Stanford, 2021)—reveals how the U.S. Supreme Court’s presidentialism threatens democracy and what the United States can do about it. To celebrate the publication of the…
The 61% Project added a significant addition to its growing number of honors this past Friday when it was announced as the winner of the Newhouse School’s first-ever Online Journalism Award (OJA). Presented by the Online News Association, the OJAs have become the premier…
Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and International Affairs Vernon Greene, who passed away on Oct. 10 at the age of 77, saw the aging process as much more than a person getting old, and his vision helped build Syracuse University’s…
College of Law alumnus Brian J. Gerling is the new executive director of the Innovation Law Center (ILC). Gerling, who brings nearly two decades of intellectual property and commercial litigation experience to the role, takes the helm from M. Jack…
Students in the new media management master’s program at the Newhouse School now have the opportunity to learn and work with one of the country’s leading technology and digital media gurus. Shelly Palmer, CEO of The Palmer Group, is joining…
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