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“The school's location in Ithaca allowed me to experience living in a smaller college town and to have more of a university experience.”
Kristina Hurley '19
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Experiential Learning
Cornell Law School’s robust and thriving experiential learning program traces its roots back to 1960. Today, it is an essential part of our educational mission, encompassing twenty-three clinics and practicum courses and an extensive array of externships and simulation courses.
Lance Kaplan and Enrique Gonzalez '91 have been tapped to take over as co-chairs of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2023, Fragomen announced Wednesday. Its founder and current chairman, Austin Fragomen, will transition to a chairman emeritus role.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/fragomen-taps-new-co-chairs-to-succeed-founder-after-50-years?context=search&index=0
Sep 23
The Cornell Law First Amendment Clinic’s dual mission is to teach students important aspects of the First Amendment and to vigorously defend its clients’ Constitutional rights.
Learn more about the students' experiences & recent cases: https://cornell1a.law.cornell.edu #ConstitutionDay
Sep 17
At age 36, George Washington Fields graduated as a member of the first class of Cornell Law School, the school’s first Black graduate and the only formerly enslaved person to graduate from Cornell.
A new portrait in Myron Taylor Hall honors Fields.
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/09/law-school-portrait-honors-first-black-graduate-class-1890
Sep 14
👋 As we welcome students to the law school for another exciting year, we can't help but smile knowing we are welcoming them to such a GORGEous location. 🌳🍃
🍱 🍕 New to the area? Check out this great site full of restaurants, hikes/trails, shops, and sights! 🏬
🌱🌿 Familiar with Ithaca? No worries, let's visit some old favorites and check out all of the new spots that have popped up since we last saw you! 🛶☀️
https://www.visitithaca.com/
Aug 30
George Washington Fields
Artist: Terry Plater, 2022
George Washington Fields was born into slavery. Majoring in law, he would become Cornell University’s first African American graduate in 1890.
In 1854, he entered the world on a plantation in Hanover Courthouse, the seat of Hanover County, Virginia. During July 5-8, 1863, his mother led her children on a dramatic escape from the plantation to Hampton, Virginia, which was in Union hands. He told the story in his inspiring autobiography, entitled Come On, Children.
He worked at various manual jobs, and then received an education at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Class of 1878. More work followed up North, culminating in a long stint as butler for Alonzo Cornell, Governor of New York and son of Ezra.
Next he entered Cornell University as a member of its new law department’s first class in September 1887. The law department was inadequately housed on the fourth floor of Morrill Hall, up under the roof. That building, Cornell’s first new construction, still stands on the southwest corner of the Arts Quad. His graduation photograph from 1890 was the basis of the portrait you now see.
After Cornell, George Washington Fields returned to Hampton, where he became a leading lawyer, and a very successful one, despite being blinded in an 1896 accident. He was prominent in racial matters and a devoted family man until his death in 1932.
Aug 18
☀️ Summertime in Ithaca is truly unique. If you are an alum looking to come back for a visit or a prospective student wondering what the area is like, come see us!
Hike up to the waterfalls, enjoy some local vineyards and breweries, and be sure to grab a bite to eat at one of the many amazing local restaurants! 🥘🥗
Want to plan your trip?
Visit: https://www.visitithaca.com/
Jun 29
Visiting professor, Michael L. Huyghue ’84, advises NFL on diversity hiring.
"For Huyghue, a sports business expert and former NFL general manager, teaching and mentoring at Cornell complement ongoing work he considers the most important of his career – advising the NFL on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its hiring practices."
Jun 18
