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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, April 14, 2021

The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). An Overview, with Nolan DeBrowner; Thurs., April 22nd

The CSI Student Government Academic & Curricular Affairs Commission is excited to sponsor a graduate school test prep series on the LSAT and MCAT for all students to attend. The series will feature presentations from test prep experts on the format of each exam, preparation timeline, scoring, tips, resources, and more. Both events will consist of a 30-minute presentation followed by Q&A Session.

The first session will take place on Thursday, April 22nd, from 3 to 4 pm. The speaker is Nolan DeBrowner, CSI class of 2015, Cardozo Law School, class of 2020.

 

After students register, they will receive an email with the Zoom link to join the meeting:

 

LSAT Presentation | Grad School Test Prep Series

Apr 22, 2021 03:00 PM - 04:00PM

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdu6pqj4rH9UYCEeDMGvpg0GbmBN8Kwc_

 

MCAT Presentation | Grad School Test Prep Series

Apr 27, 2021 03:00 PM - 04:00PM

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceGopzIjHdAivbbHqEwMbhNI2zI26zkx

 

Best,

Maxwell Velikodny, Student Government President


Nolan DeBrowner, CSI, Class of 2015, majored in Political Science. During his college career, he interned at the Richmond County District Attorney's Office, the New York State Assembly under Joe Borelli, a SuperPAC, and at a local political consulting firm. After graduating, Nolan did well on the LSAT and began tutoring students for the test independently and for a number of prep companies. He also worked as a legislative aide for State Assemblyman Matthew Titone. Nolan attended Cardozo Law School on a full tuition scholarship.  He is now an associate at the firm of Weil, Gotchal, and Manges.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

History Department Lecture This Friday, Professor Mark Lewis: Wheels and Cogs (CC CLUE)

This is the registration link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpceCurTgiG9VoXztPGuWJdiWj5fBGY20f


 History Department Spring 2021 Lecture Series

“Wheels and Cogs”: Why Viennese Policemen Deported Jews and Roma During the Holocaust

Mark Lewis

CC CLUE CERTIFIED

Friday, April 16, 2021
2:00- 3:30 P.M.
RSVP for Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpceCurTgi

G9VoXztPGuWJdiWj5fBGY20f

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Between 1941 and 1943 policemen in Vienna, Austria were ordered by Nazi authorities to guard deportation trains that carried the Roma (“Gypsies”) and the Jews from Austria to concentration and death camps. Most policemen were not Nazis. Why did they comply?

Mark Lewis is Associate Professor of European History at the City University of New York (College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center). He is the author of

“Continuity and Change in the Vienna Police Force, 1914–1945” in the journal Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation (2019-20), The Birth of the New Justice: The Internationalization of Crime and Punishment, 1919- 1950 (OUP, 2016), and Himmler's Jewish Tailor (with Jacob Frank, Syracuse University Press, 2000).


This is the registration link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpceCurTgiG9VoXztPGuWJdiWj5fBGY20f


Friday, April 9, 2021

Paid Internship Opportunity: City Council Campaign of CSI Grad Kelvin Richards

 Paid Internship Opportunity:  City Council Campaign of Kelvin Richards.

From Michael Zamost, Deputy Campaign Manager for Kelvin Richards' campaign for City Council on Staten Island's North Shore (Council District 49). 
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With only a few months until the primary election on June 22, Kelvin Richards' campaign is seeking motivated & talented applicants to join our campaign fellowship program. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in politics or government.  More information about Kelvin and about our fellowship program is attached.

https://www.richardsforcitycouncil.com/

Anyone interested in applying should complete the application linked below:

Please feel free to pass this opportunity on to anyone who might be interested, and don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions.

Thank you,


Michael Zamost <mlzamost@gmail.com>



Monday, April 5, 2021

CSI Pre-Law Society: Careers in the Law Event; Tuesday, April 6th

 The Pre-Law Society Presents: The Careers in the Law Speaker Events:

 

Richmond County Surrogates Court Attorney Irini N. Bekhit-

Tuesday, April 6th

3:00PM to 4:00PM, via Zoom

Ms. Bekhit is an Associate Court Attorney who will discuss her role at the Surrogates Court and her legal journey. The Surrogates Court deals with issues regarding wills (probates), and trusts and estates law.

 

Topic: Pre-Law Society Speaker Event: Irini N. Bekhit

Time: Apr 6, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88929749783?pwd=OVJJOVNxWUQwbmI4RWhUT1ZXSHhVZz09

 

Meeting ID: 889 2974 9783

Passcode: 782696

 

Dial by your location

        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

 

Thursday, April 1, 2021

University of Buffalo, Discover Law Program; Deadline Extended

 

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University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Deadline extended to Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Program dates: May 30, 2021 - June 25, 2021
A Bridge to Law School

How can we make the legal profession look more like America? That question has been a vexing one for all of us who care about equal justice under the law. One solution: Invite more talented people of color to consider legal education and a legal career – and support them to make that dream a reality.

At the University at Buffalo School of Law, Discover Law is doing just that. This award-winning intensive summer program, now in its eighth year, has given dozens of bright young scholars a taste of law school life and opened their imaginations to careers in the law. For these promising future lawyers, the experience is already paying off.

Learn more about the program HERE.

Participants will receive a monetary stipend for participation.

"Thanks to Discover Law, I, and other members of my cohort, feel more prepared for law school than we were before. Personally, I know the program has strengthened my networking, critical thinking, reading, writing, and speaking skills."
– Jeremie Gashindi, 2018 Hodgson Russ Discover Law Scholar
Apply Now
The Discover Law application deadline is extended to Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Through the generosity of campus and community partners, the Discover Law program is at no cost to participants. Preference is given to: 
  • Academically promising underrepresented and first generation college students 
  • Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above 
Favorable consideration will be given to students who can demonstrate a record of academic achievement in spite of economic challenges, social or cultural disadvantages, linguistic barriers, extraordinary family circumstances, or personal responsibilities.

Discover Law is intended for undergraduate students who have completed freshman, sophomore, or junior year, but who will not begin their senior year prior to the end of the program.

Program dates are May 30, 2021 – June 25, 2021.
Participants will receive a monetary stipend for participation.
For more information, please visit the Discover Law website:
law.buffalo.edu/ScholarsProgram



Luis E. Chiesa
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
law-dei-questions@buffalo.edu