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Throughout 2024, Yale Law School will mark its bicentennial anniversary with a yearlong commemoration of the law school’s storied history, current impact, and future vision for legal education. 

More than 900 Yale Law School alumni and guests gathered in New Haven on Oct. 20–22 to reconnect with old friends, attend stimulating panel discussions, and enjoy celebratory reunion events during Alumni Weekend 2023.

The first cohort of 25 Launchpad Scholars gathered in August for a welcome summit, which kicked off a year-long program that provides intensive support as the scholars navigate the law school admissions process.

After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the state wanted a partner that could help women across the country secure their reproductive freedom. Naturally, it turned to UCLA.

The new members will join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

Speaking to a packed Woolsey Hall, Martin Luther King III called on young people to become leaders in the ongoing fight for racial justice.

King, an activist and son of the iconic civil rights leader, will deliver the keynote address during Yale’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 18.

The leaders of Yale’s new Law and Racial Justice Center discuss the systems that perpetuate injustices in the U.S. and how to tackle this pernicious challenge.

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‘This is for everyone who supported BLM’: Lesley Lokko wins RIBA Annie Spink Award Author and academic Lesley Lokko has paid tribute to ‘everyone who came out in support of Black Lives Matter protests’ after winning the 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architecture Education Lokko, 57, is currently setting up the African Futures Institute, an independent postgraduate school of architecture in Accra, Ghana – the city where she grew up until she was 17. Advertisement The Sc...