Faculty News

09/11/2020
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Talk of the Law School Engelberg Center Hosts Legal Madness Last November the Engelberg Center on…
09/11/2020
Rita Hauser
The newly renovated Tishman Auditorium in Vanderbilt Hall reopened in January with a screening of the film Just…
09/10/2020
Sally Merry Sally Engle Merry, Julius Silver Professor of Anthropology at NYU and an affiliated faculty…
09/02/2020
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In the late 1970s, shortly after Robert Jackson Jr. was born in Bronx, New York, his father and mother—an encyclopedia…
08/25/2020
Professor Emeritus Guy B. Maxfield passed away on Wednesday, August 19. He served on the NYU Law faculty for 43 years…
08/17/2020
Robert Jackson
An article co-authored by Professor Robert Jackson Jr. was included recently on the Corporate Practice Commentator’s “…
08/13/2020
In the weeks following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, protests erupted…
08/13/2020
John Sexton
In a conversation lasting a little more than an hour, two longtime friends—John Sexton, president emeritus of NYU and…
08/12/2020
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When Paul Romer studied physics and mathematics as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, he meant to forge a…
07/23/2020
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In 2019, Stuyvesant High School, one of New York’s most elite public schools, admitted only seven Black students to an…
06/30/2020
For nearly 60 years—the past 30 at NYU School of Law—Professor Jerome A. Cohen has been a towering figure in the fields…
06/26/2020
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The murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed black man, by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has…
06/16/2020
Barry Friedman
On June 10, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the appointment of Barry Friedman, Jacob D.…
06/09/2020
As big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple achieve unprecedented power over technological markets…
06/08/2020
Troy McKenzie
NYU has recognized Professor of Law Troy McKenzie ’00 with a Distinguished Teaching Award. McKenzie was one of six NYU…
06/04/2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rock the economy, NYU Law’s Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance…
05/19/2020
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NYU Law celebrated its 2020 graduates with a virtual ceremony on Thursday, May 21, honoring the achievements of more…
05/18/2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic will make conducting the November 2020 election anything but easy, warned NYU Law election law…
05/14/2020
NYU Law postponed its annual Reunion Weekend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn’t prevent members of…
05/07/2020
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As COVID-19 buffets the United States, NYU Law faculty and students are taking action to help vulnerable populations.…