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University at Buffalo Law School
511 O'Brian Hall • Buffalo NY 14260
716.645.2102 phone
716.645.2900 fax
baldyctr@buffalo.edu e-mail

About The Center

The Baldy Center is an internationally recognized institute that supports the interdisciplinary study of law and legal institutions. Over 100 UB faculty members from 17 academic departments participate in Baldy Center research and teaching activities as do an increasing number of graduate students.

The center maintains cooperative ties to other interdisciplinary research centers and cosponsors a regional network of sociolegal scholars in New York and Canada. The Baldy Center hosts distinguished scholars from around the world as visitors, consultants, and conference participants. Baldy Center activities and accomplishments are highlighted in the 2004 - 2006 Biennial Report which can be downloaded here. pdf icon

The Baldy Center and the Law School have renovated the fifth floor of O'Brian Hall to create a wonderful new shared conference facility and a Baldy Seminar Room, as well as a new faculty lounge and reading room. We look forward to seeing you in these new spaces.

Administration

Director
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Lynn Mather, Professor of Law and Political Science
lmather@buffalo.edu
Faculty Profile
Administrative Assistants
Ellen Kausner, Events Coordinator
ekausner@buffalo.edu
Anne M. Gaulin, Grants & Fellowship Coordinator
gaulin@buffalo.edu
Managing Editor of Law & Policy
Marc Davies
LawPol@buffalo.edu
 

Baldy Advisory Committee 2007-08

The Center is grateful for the guidance of an Advisory Committee comprised of members of UB faculty:
Dianne Avery Law, Kate Foster Institute for Local Governance & Regional Growth, James Gardner Law, Lynn Mather Law, Political Science (chair), Martha McCluskey Law, Carl Nightingale American Studies, Gail Radford History, Kenneth Shockley Philosophy, Debra Street Sociology, Rick Su Law, Mateo Taussig-Rubbo Law

Informational Brochures and Reports

Baldy Pamphlet
A new brief Baldy Center pamphlet describing the mission of the Center and outlining Center activities is available here pdf icon
Law And ...
This pamphlet describes the interdisciplinary nature of the UB law school and graduate programs. It also describes the value of the dual and collaborative degree opportunities at UB and the availability of the Gilbert Moore fellowship. Not available online. To obtain the pamphlet, please email your request to the Baldy Center at baldyctr@buffalo.edu.  Also see Student Information section.
Annual Report
The most recent Baldy Center Biennial Report 2004-2006 is available here pdf icon
History

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy was created in 1978 under a bequest from Buffalo attorney Christopher Baldy, during the deanship of Thomas E. Headrick, although the broad outlines of a program in law and the social sciences had emerged under the Law School deanship of Richard D. Schwartz in the early 1970s. The Baldy Center was directed for the first 13 years by Barry B. Boyer, who became dean of the Law School in 1992.  From 1978-80 James C. Brady, from the Department of Philosophy, served as Co-Director. David M. Engel followed Barry Boyer as Director in October 1992. Errol Meidinger served as Interim Director from 2001-2002, during which time a search was held for a new director. In 2002 Lynn Mather, formerly Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, was appointed as director.

Who was Christopher Baldy?

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Buffalo native, Christopher Baldy graduated from the UB Law School in 1910. During his long and successful legal career, he was an active member of the Alumni Association and a member of the University Council from 1950-59.