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As we announced last year, the New York Law School community has been proudly celebrating our rich legacy throughout this past year as part of our 125th Anniversary. Our celebrations have been extraordinary, giving us opportunities to showcase the rich and diverse history of our institution’s students, faculty, and alumni. As we celebrate
our past, there is much to celebrate in our present achievements, and much to look forward to in our future.
This edition of New York Law School Magazine
features one of our proudest moments that took place this past fall when we opened The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and
Economic Opportunity, thanks to the historic generosity of Joe and Susan Plumeri. We take a look at the diverse features of The Plumeri Center and how it will advance our already nationally recognized practical training programs, and we hear from the man who made this possible, Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) .
We also look at a new book from an alumnus and faculty member, Associate Librarian and Professor of Legal Research Michael Roffer ’83. The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law, examines nearly 4,000 years of global legal history. Making it even more remarkable is the extent to which NYLS faculty and alumni figured into many of these events within the last 125 years.
One of the qualities unique to NYLS is how many of our alumni are entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneurial spirit has been in our DNA from our founding. We highlight the achievements of many in our community, while looking to our future with new initiatives such as the Innovation Center for Law and Technology and our growing relationship with the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School, now located within our campus.
We also briefly summarize and share images from our Annual Gala in December 2015, honoring Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) and Norman Radow ’81. Held in a stunning location, the honorees and guests had an opportunity to celebrate our 125th Anniversary and help us build for our future.
We honor two of our most acclaimed faculty members who have recently been appointed to named professorships: Stephen J. Ellmann and David Chang. Professor Ellmann has been appointed as the Martin Professor of Law, and Professor Chang was appointed as the inaugural Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law.
Professor David Schoenbrod honors his former student, the late Nicholas Wasicsko ’87, one-time Mayor of Yonkers and the subject of the acclaimed HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero. While Wasicsko’s life was tragically cut short, he left a powerful impact on his community and changed the course of his city.
We continue to build upon our extraordinary accomplishments over the last 125 years, by taking bold steps for our future. We look forward to keeping you apprised of exciting new developments in our community.
Anthony W. Crowell Dean and President Professor of Law
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Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Silvia Alvarez
Editor in Chief
Creative Director Regina Chung
Production Manager Rolland Smith
Contributors
Christie Cunningham, Katrina Dewey Ariel Dvorkin, Anna Ferber,
Carole Post, Michael Roffer, David Schoenbrod, James Stemm
Proofreaders
Erin Bond, Christie Cunningham, Amelia Jonakait, Brian Kaszuba, Helena Prigal
Photographers
Scott Erbe, Jeff Goldberg, Philip Greenberg, Matt Greenslade, John Halpern, Jim Hellegaard, Evardo Keeme Rick Kopstein, LeadingShot Photography, David Lubarsky
Jack McCoy, Borowski Muller Photographers, Kate Romero, Rolland Smith, Yale Law Library
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