May 2026

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Celebrating the Class of 2026

The School of Law celebrated a milestone moment on Sunday, May 17th, at our 137th Commencement Ceremony. Our 2026 graduates were nothing short of extraordinary and included 122 J.D.s, 4 LL.M.s, 106 B.A.s in Law, and, for the first time in our law school's history, two J.S.D.s.
[Watch Our Photo Collage / View More Photos of the Ceremony / View Recording of the Ceremony]

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Celebrating UB Law's first JSD graduates
5/29/26
Carlos Federico Aguirre Cárdenas and Peiwei “Peter” Wang began their doctoral studies at the law school in 2023. This summer, both will celebrate completing a Doctorate of Juridical Science.

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Irus Braverman receives prestigious Radcliffe fellowship
5/29/26
Prof. Irus Braverman has been selected as a 2026 to 2027 fellow of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where she will join a global cohort of scholars advancing interdisciplinary research.

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A Proven Model

Pro Bono Scholars Program delivers 100% bar passage-again

Celebrating a six‑year streak of 100% bar success, the law school's Pro Bono Scholars Program continues to demonstrate its impact. All four of this year’s scholars—who completed their classroom coursework in the fall and devoted the final semester of their 3L year to working in public interest positions—took the bar exam in February and passed it. With their pro bono service finished, they’re ready for admission and poised to begin their careers. [Read More About the Program]

LEAVING A LEGACY

Two longtime UB Law staff members step into retirement
5/28/26
Two longtime UB Law staff members, Dawn Skopinski and Dawn Skopinski, associate director of The Advocacy Institute and experiential education, and Amy Hypnarowski, who helped shape the UB Law experience, are stepping into retirement.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

UB’s Human Rights Center releases ‘Ending Complicity’ report on immigration
5/28/26
A report prepared by researchers in the School of Law’s Buffalo Human Rights Center found “serious violations” of the rights of Western New York residents as a result of cooperation by local and state authorities with federal immigration enforcement agencies.