Aug 10, 2008

CUNY Law Week In Review

CUNY LAW WEEK IN REVIEW: July 28 - August 3, 2008

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CUNY Law Professor Ruthann Robson joins the Family Law Prof Blog.

Family Law Prof Blog

Professor Robson's Faculty Bio
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Professor Ruthann Robson also reviewed Nancy Polikoff's new book "Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under The Law"

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Reliving the New York Bar Exam nightmare, Dumbo Books of Brooklyn blog covers the scene at the Brooklyn Marriott and gives CUNY Law a favorable mention.


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The Buffalo News opines that building new SUNY/CUNY law schools not the fiscal way to go

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NYLJ: September Meditation Retreat for Lawyers co-sponsored by CUNY Law


Who: Legal types

Where: Phoenecia, NY (a.k.a. Catskills)

Why: To meditate and become better attorneys

When: September 11-14, 2008

What: Retreat with no talking (2 days), no phones, email, TV, radio, books, etc.

Cost: $500 for shared rooms, $650 for singles, includes veggie meals.

Website

Read the NYLJ article here:

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(thanks concerned about cuny!)

2 comments:

Ruthann Robson said...

On FAMILY LAW PROF BLOG - - - thanks for the link!
I agreed to participate in the blog because I was especially interested in getting more constitutional and sexuality issues on the blog. If you run across anything you think might be important or even merely "interesting," email it to me at my CUNY address. Of course, I'll put a special "thank you" in the post.

Editorial Response said...

Build UAlbany partnership, not new law schools

I am responding to your editorial "How many lawyers?" Why has $50 million been allocated to create three new law schools in a state that already boasts the most law schools in the country? SUNY is being asked to make financial cuts again, and yet taxpayer money is being given to start three law schools, one of which is private?

Read more:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=712340&category=OPINION