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The College of Staten Island’s Legal Studies Institute (LSI) is housed within the Department of Political Science and Global Affairs and the Department of Philosophy.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tuesday, December 6th, 2:30 pm: Building 2N, Room 220:

An Overview of the Law School Admissions Test, with James Poluach




The CSI Legal Studies Institute Presents:

An Overview of the 
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), 

with 

James Poluach,
Graduate Programs Manager, NYC
Kaplan Test Prep., Inc.

Building 2N, Room 220

Pizza and drinks will be served

For more information, contact 
Professor Michael Paris,
Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu

Monday, November 28, 2016

Tuesday, December 6th, 2:30 pm: An Overview of the Law School Admissions Test, with James Polulach




The CSI Legal Studies Institute Presents:

An Overview of the 
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), 

with 

James Poluach,
Graduate Programs Manager, NYC
Kaplan Test Prep., Inc.

Pizza and drinks will be served

For more information, contact 
Professor Michael Paris,
Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu

This Friday, Dec. 2nd: Yasser Munif: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Politics of Humanitarianism

Saturday, November 19, 2016

New Student Group Forming: Roosevelt Institute, a Student-Run Policy Organization


Would you like to make a difference in your community? Then join CSI's newest organization, the Roosevelt Institute. Become part of the largest student-run policy organization in the nation! You'll learn how to write policy and advocate for issues you care about through seminars from invited speakers, policy conferences, excursions to city hall, and various types of student activism projects. We are the only collegiate policy think tank on campus, a place for students of all majors to come together, have their voice heard, and truly make a difference. 

We will be having a brief interest meeting + elections this Monday, November 21st,  from 2:30pm-3pm in Building 1C (Campus Center, Room 215. 

If you are interested in joining the organization or running for an office in the elections but cannot make it because of class etc., then please reach out to Shah at 
Shahrukh.khan@cix.csi.cuny.edu. 


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Reminder: Registration Still Open for Free, One-Day LSAT Workshop at CSI

The College of Staten Island Legal Studies Institute Presents:

PreProBono LSAT Prep. One-Day Workshop 
at the College of Staten Island

Open to all CUNY students.  There are still a few spaces open.


November 13th, 2016 at College of Staten Island
Sunday, 10am - 7pm, Building 2N, Room 220
7 hours of Intensive LSAT training


All Students Attend for Free!  A $50.00 deposit is required.  The full amount of the deposit will be refunded after you complete the one-day program. NOTE: There is a glitch with the registration/deposit system, so you may not get the confirmation email. If not, you are still registering and will be able to participate on Sunday.  Click the link directly below.

Registration closes 11:59pm on November 6th, 2016.

If you have any difficulty registering on the PreProBono Website, then please contact Ms. Alina Artunian directly at:


Questions?  Contact Professor Michael Paris, Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu

The Future Looks Just. Like You.

PreProBono is a NYC based 501(c)3 non-profit organization in operation since 2008 and with an alumni network of over 1,000 students who have been accepted to top law schools across the country, including Stanford, Harvard, Columbia and NYU. 

Friday, November 4, 2016

Free Full-Day LSAT Workshop with PreProBono

The College of Staten Island Legal Studies Institute Presents:

PreProBono LSAT Prep. One-Day Workshop 
at the College of Staten Island

Open to all CUNY students


November 13th, 2016 at College of Staten Island
Sunday, 10am - 7pm, Building 2N, Room 220
7 hours of Intensive LSAT training


All Students Attend for Free!  A $50.00 deposit is required.  The full amount of the deposit will be refunded after you complete the one-day program.

Registration closes 11:59pm on November 6th, 2016.

If you have any difficulty registering on the PreProBono Website, then please contact Ms. Alina Artunian directly at:


Questions?  Contact Professor Michael Paris, Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu

The Future Looks Just. Like You.

PreProBono is a NYC based 501(c)3 non-profit organization in operation since 2008 and with an alumni network of over 1,000 students who have been accepted to top law schools across the country, including Stanford, Harvard, Columbia and NYU.