Student Profile: BLSA President Davona Mason
Update: Davona is now 2021-2022 Student Bar Association President
CSU College of Law 2L student Davona Mason became interested in law school as an avenue to advocate for others and to seek change in the community.
Monday Morning Message 11.30.20 Help a Student's Dream Come True
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”– Harriet Tubman
As has become a tradition around the holidays Giving Tuesday will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
#GivingTuesday is a global movement focused on generosity and philanthropy for nonprofit organizations, CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law among them.
Monday Morning Message 11.23.20 Thankful for Resilience.
“We need resilience and hope and a spirit that can carry us through the doubt and fear.”– Brené Brown
There will be far too many empty chairs at dinner tables this Thanksgiving. Those empty chairs remind us that this pandemic is far from over and we must remain both vigilant and resilient.
I want to express my gratitude for the exceptional perseverance, flexibility, and adaptability of our law students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends these past nine extraordinary months.
Living, working, teaching, learning, and studying has never been harder, but we saw this past weekend a great example of how our students’ resilience can prevail in the midst of unprecedented challenges.
Remembering Professor Emeritus Mickey Davis
Professor Emeritus Michael "Mickey" Davis, passed away November 16. We mourn the loss of one of our law school's prominent scholars and beloved teachers, and celebrate his career and significant impact on generations of lawyers.
Monday Morning Message 11.16.20 The Credit Belongs to Those Actually in the Arena.
“My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be ….with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought… that honor is to be earned but not bought.” -U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith
New Graduate Profile: Heather Thomas
Our class of 2020 graduates are actively engaged in the permanent job search and you can help! To connect with any of our talented class of 2020 graduates, please contact Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services, Sarah Beznoska, at s.beznoskanull@csuohio.nulledu.
Professor David F. Forte Receives CSU’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research
CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor David F. Forte was selected as the 2020 recipient of Cleveland State University’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research.
Monday Morning Message 11.9.20 You Are Not Alone.
“Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being.” – J. Stanford
“The first semester of law school is always a confusing and challenging time….The fact that you are doing this during a pandemic speaks volumes about your strength, ability, and flexibility….. You are not alone. I write to remind you…. We are here.” – Sarah Beznoska, Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services, in an email to our first-year students, the first-ever 1L class at CSU C|M|LAW to start their legal education online.
My highest priority as Dean is not only our students’ first-class, quality legal education, but also their happiness, mental health, and well-being.
CSU C|M|LAW Announces 3+3 Program with Rust College
CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has entered into a 3+3 partnership with Rust College, an HBCU in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state and is one of ten historically black colleges and univers
