October/November 2021

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Inside this Issue

The Baldy Center’s new podcast tackles “The Adventure of Thinking”
11/11/21
Two sharp minds tackle U.S. economic history, the evolving challenges of legal education, and how much fun it is to think, in the newest podcast from The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy.
Professor Phil Halpern: four decades of teaching and scholarship
11/23/21
After more than 40 years of service to the law school, Professor Philip Halpern, one of UB School of Law’s resident experts in corporate finance, has transitioned into retirement. In our Q&A with Halpern, he talked about being a law professor, his scholarship, and his experiences directing the law school’s signature program, the New York City Program in Finance and Law.
Watching and learning through Special Term livestreams
11/11/21
Law students and newly minted attorneys are getting a rare peek into the virtual courtrooms of state Supreme Court, by way of an innovative project spearheaded by two UB-trained litigators.
New voices and new ideas join the Dean’s Advisory Council
11/11/21
There’s no wisdom like hard-earned wisdom, and the Dean’s Advisory Council puts that truth to work helping to prepare UB School of Law and its students for the legal profession of the future.
UB School of Law class makes the electoral map work for all
11/23/21
It happens every 10 years: the statistics-heavy redrawing of the electoral map to reflect new Census population figures. In a School of Law class led by adjunct instructor Frank Housh ’93, UB students created and submitted statewide district maps for the Assembly and the Senate’s review.