Dear Fordham Law Community, 

I wish you all the best as we prepare to turn the calendar to November. Tragic events around the world continue to impact many of us greatly. The Office of Student Affairs continues to serve as a resource of support for students throughout this difficult time. It is during moments like this that it is important to deeply reflect on our common bonds and shared humanity.

Be well,

Kamille Dean
Senior Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Office of Student Affairs

Five Students Selected as 2023-2024 Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program National Scholars

Of the 25 law schools represented in the 2023-2024 Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program, Fordham Law School has the largest number of scholars selected for this year’s national cohort. Read more.

Federal Judge Hector Gonzalez Reflects on His Journey to the Bench as a First-Generation Jurist

Judge Hector Gonzalez spoke at the First to the Bench Program, an initiative of the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships that brings first-generation jurists to the Law School to speak with law students, faculty, staff, and alumni about their experience on the bench. Read more.

Panel Explores the Implications of Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling for Asian Americans

Now that the Supreme Court has ended race-conscious admissions policies in higher education, what does that mean for Asian American communities? Fordham Law’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law brought in a panel of experts to address the issue at a program titled, “The Past, Present, and Future of AAPIs and Education.” Read more. View more photos.

APALSA Members Compete in Moot Court Competition

Fordham’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association sent two teams to the Tang Moot Court Regional Competition, organized by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Evening student Amy Kong ’26, Karl Kristensen ’24, Jon Palacios ’25, and evening student Monica Shin ’26 worked tirelessly over seven weeks to prepare for the competition and delivered outstanding performances on Oct. 13.

Youth Law Day 2023

On Oct. 19, Fordham Law School co-hosted the 2023 Annual Youth Conference with Girls Rule the Law, Inc. The day-long program gave 150 middle school and high school girls the opportunity to hear from and network with judges, attorneys, and political figures as well as several Fordham Law students, alumni, and faculty. Afrika Owes ’24, Student Bar Association Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Chair, and Mariama Campbell ’26, Student Bar Association Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Senator, served as panelists. View more photos.

LALSA’s Annual Alumni Mixer

Fordham’s Latin American Law Students Association hosted their annual Alumni Mixer on Oct. 19.  Check out other photos from the event.  

BLSA Plants Fall Flower Bulbs

On Oct. 28, Fordham’s Black Law Students Association planted bulbs in Seward Park (Lower East Side, Manhattan) as part of its celebrations for the Northeast Region of the National Black Law Students Association’s Founder’s Week. View more photos from the event.

Feerick Center Speaker Series | Fighting Back: Trans Litigation and Advocacy in a Time of Legislative Violence

On Oct. 31, the Feerick Center for Social Justice and Advocates for Trans* Law Students invited Dale Melchert, a staff attorney at the Transgender Law Center, to speak about trans rights litigation during the Feerick Center’s Social Justice Leaders Virtual Speaker Series. Melchert litigates cases in federal and state courts to advance legal protections for transgender and non-binary people across the country in health care, prisons, and systems that criminalize and target our communities.

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