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College of Law Announces Inaugural National Disability Law Appellate Competition
The College of Law and the National Disabled Law Students Association will co-host the inaugural National Disability Law Appellate Competition (NDLAC), to be held virtually March 25-27, 2022. This new advocacy competition will feature a minimum of 12 teams from…
Dafni Kiritsis ’97 Joins Syracuse Law as Director of Externships and Career Services
The College of Law is pleased to announce that Dafni Kiritsis ’97 has accepted the position of director of externships and career services. Reporting to the assistant dean of career services, Kiritsis will help to build and implement programs and…
Virginia Robbins Joins College of Law as Interim Assistant Dean of Career Services
The College of Law is pleased to announce that Virginia C. Robbins has joined the college as interim assistant dean of Career Services. In this position, Robbins will develop programs and services to support and advise students as they embark…
College of Law, Syracuse Law Review Host Fourth National Guardianship Summit
Convened by the National Guardianship Network and hosted by the College of Law and Syracuse Law Review, the Fourth National Guardianship Summit takes place virtually May 10-14. Participants will discuss the current state of the nation’s guardianship system and develop…
LaVonda N. Reed Named Dean of College of Law at Georgia State University
LaVonda N. Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law, has been named the seventh dean in the college’s history and the first African American to lead the College of Law at Georgia State University, effective July 1….
Immigration Law Professors Rely on TRAC’s Data to Call on Biden Administration to Reduce Immigration Court Backlog
A group of law professors are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to reduce the immigration court backlog which, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, currently stands at over 1.3 million cases. The letter [PDF] explains…
College of Law Faculty Place Scholarship in Top Law Journals
Reaffirming the College of Law’s position as a leader in cutting-edge legal research, several top 50 law journals have accepted or published Syracuse Law faculty articles during 2020-2021. Addressing a spectrum of topics—including criminal justice reform, disability, health care, long-term…
Syracuse Law Review and SUNY Upstate Announce Writing Contest Winners
Syracuse Law Review—an academic journal published by Syracuse University College of Law—and SUNY Upstate Medical University have announce the winners of their COVID-19 writing competition. The special contest—announced in December 2020—encouraged graduate students of Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate to…
‘Careers for Lawyers in Higher Education’ Panel to Be Co-Hosted by Women in Leadership Initiative and Women in Law Association
On April 7 from noon to 1 p.m. ET, Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL) and Women in Law Association will offer a panel discussion titled “Careers for Lawyers in Higher Education.” This discussion will feature four highly accomplished…
“First Black Syracuse University Law Review editor ‘proud,’ hopes diversity becomes norm.”
Hilda Frimpong, a second-year student in the College of Law, was featured in the CNY Central story “First Black Syracuse University Law Review editor ‘proud,’ hopes diversity becomes norm.” Frimpong, who was born in Ghana before moving to Dallas with…