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Together We Can Do the Greatest Good

Through Cornell University’s To Do The Greatest Good campaign, we aim to raise $175 million to preserve our distinctive approach to legal education, amplify our real-world impact on the legal field, and solidify our position among the nation’s most elite law schools.

Campaign priorities

Your gift to this campaign will allow us to ensure Cornell Law remains accessible to the brightest law students and graduates them with the financial stability to pursue excellence in any area of the law.

Upcoming Events

Reunion Weekend

June 5-8, 2025

Reunion 2025 is fast approaching and will be held from Thursday, June 5 – Sunday, June 8, 2025 for those in classes ending in 5’s and 0’s. We look forward to greeting alumni coming from near and far to celebrate with us in Myron Taylor Hall!

Monday, October 27

Cornell Homecoming

“The single most important thing I've learned as a scholarship recipient is that one person's contribution to your education can transform your life trajectory. It just takes one.”

Esthefania Rodriguez '14, JD '20

Law School Stories

Cornell Law students and alumni choose careers that make a difference. Read about ways your gifts to this campaign help us train and graduate more Cornell Lawyers to strengthen the legal and justice systems that form the foundation of the society we all share.

Down to the Hub: A Ground-Floor Study Space becomes a Model for Collaboration

Sarah Gelb ’90: Meeting New Challenges in Finance

Giving with impact: How one alumna is assisting many Afghans

An education from Cornell Law School has already opened doors to possibilities I never previously considered.

Sophia Chung

JD 2024

Sometimes I have to pinch myself because I can't believe how fortunate I am to be learning the law with such brilliant professors and peers.

Nate Lo

JD 2025

As a first generation student and the only son of Cuban exiles, it means the world to pursue an education surrounded by some of the future’s greatest legal minds.

Daniel Brey

JD 2022

Alumni News

Nicholaus Mills: Scaling Mountains at Full Throttle to the Supreme Court and Beyond

Nicholaus “Nick” Mills ’19 is not your typical Cornell Law School graduate. A first-generation Jamaican immigrant who set his sights on graduating first in his class and a clerkship at the United States Supreme Court, he achieved both.

How Cornell Law is Helping to Fix America’s Broken Immigration System

he U.S. immigration system is broken. Why? Several reasons. Congress is paralyzed; it hasn’t passed major immigration reform legislation in over twenty years. Because of Congress’s failure to act, presidents try executive actions ...

C. Evan Stewart ’77 Discusses His Book Myron Taylor, The Man Nobody Knew

On April 24 in Cornell Law’s Myron Taylor Hall, C. Evan Stewart ’77 took his place behind the podium, looking very much “at home.” The fourth generation Cornellian loves to teach, is passionate about history...

Securities Law Clinic Students Educate Seniors About Investment Fraud

Four students in Cornell Law School’s Securities Law Clinic recently traveled to Upstate Oasis, a senior education center in Syracuse, to give a public presentation on investment fraud schemes that target seniors and retirees...

Legal Information Institute and Team of Cornell Law Students Contribute to Groundbreaking African Law Manual

In 2023, the Judicial Institute for Africa (JIFA) at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Law, in partnership with the Legal Information Institute’s Women & Justice Collection (WJC) at Cornell Law School, published A Practical Approach...

Spirit of Helpfulness Guides Afghanistan Assistance Clinic’s Trip to Immigration Court

Helping a pro bono client always feels better than just doing a job. No doubt, that feeling comes from the immediacy of making a difference in someone’s life. When 3L and 2L students in Cornell Law’s Afghanistan Assistance Clinic set out...