New additions for the fall 2024 semester will enrich the pathway for students interested in patent law, further strengthening the school’s already outstanding reputation in this field.
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In a moment nearly two decades in the making, Newark Municipal Court Chief Judge Dion J. Williams RC’88 RLAW’92 hooded his daughter, Tianna Williams ‘24, at Rutgers Law School’s Newark commencement ceremony on May 24.
President Biden signed a bill to force the sale of TikTok by ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns it, or ban the widely popular video app in the United States.
Rutgers Law School is committed to improving access to legal education, and a new scholarship will ensure that this commitment continues for years to come. Funded by donations from Flaster Greenberg, PC, a law firm based in West Windsor, New Jersey, the scholarship is named in memory of Laura B. Wallenstein, a 1977 graduate of Rutgers Law School and the first woman to ever hold a shareholder position at the firm.
The Stephanie and Harold Krieger Charitable Trust has gifted $6.5 million to Rutgers Law School, the second largest gift in the law school’s history. Of the donation, $5.5 million will be used to establish the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women’s Rights and Gender Justice Clinic.
Rutgers Law School will begin providing all of its graduating students with free comprehensive test prep for the bar exam through a new partnership with global educational services provider Kaplan. Rutgers Law students in the Class of 2024 will be the first to benefit from the partnership, which extends through the 2025-2026 academic year. Kaplan will also provide the school with curriculum support to benefit all students throughout their Rutgers journey.