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Nine New York law students have been recognized as 2012 Kenneth G. Standard Interns by the Corporate Counsel Section of the New York State Bar Association. The Kenneth G. Standard Internship Program places students from diverse backgrounds in the legal ...

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The Rochester Police Department and Rochester Education Foundation joined forces this summer to give 21 teenagers an activity-packed summer as participants in an experiential learning program in law enforcement and criminal justice. The World of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, ...

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ALBANY — A new law will keep closer tabs on schools created to train adults for careers in services and business.   The measure designed to better protect students was signed into law recently by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The law ...

When students from the Seventh Judicial District join the incoming class at SUNY Buffalo Law School next week, they will at least know a few people. More than a dozen attended the district’s annual meet-and-greet luncheon Thursday, hosted by state ...

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ITHACA — Hip hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar at Cornell University. The appointment announced Tuesday was made by Cornell University Library’s Hip Hop Collection in conjunction with the Ivy ...

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ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, on behalf of 14 states, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold racial preferences in college admissions. The court is scheduled to hear arguments Oct. 10 in a lawsuit by Abigail ...

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Bishop Kearney High School in Irondequoit has added the following new members to its board of trustees: • John Costello, Fairport, first vice president of First Niagara Risk Management; • Raymond D’Agostino, Pittsford, retired managing partner, Deloitte and Touche; • ...

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A new federal study recommends changes in consumer protection and bankruptcy law to provide relief for those Americans saddled with a share of the country’s $1 trillion in student loan debt, largely blaming private lenders for the problem. “Too many ...

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A new pilot program that will allow large universities to directly provide health coverage to their students at a lower cost was announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The program is the result of legislation he signed last week. ...

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Increasing public understanding of how the nation’s judicial system works can aid in reducing threats to its independence. To that end, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is actively involved in educating children on how their government works. ...

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced $2 million in awards to 22 programs across New York state to help low-income and first-generation students, foster care youth, veterans and other underrepresented groups obtain a college degree. The grants are funded ...

Syracuse University College of Law students beginning their studies in August will start at the old College of Law building on a hillside near the Carrier Dome, but finish in the state-of-the-art $92 million, 200,000 sq. ft. Dineen Hall. The ...