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NY State Academy of Trial Lawyers Partners with BBI on Legal Education on Diversity and Inclusion

February 2, 2018

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers to Partner with Burton Blatt Institute on Statewide Legal Education on Diversity and Inclusion in Legal Profession

Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, and Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak, BBI Post-doctoral Fellow, are collaborating with the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers to present a new statewide program of Continuing Legal Education on “Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.” Continue Reading

SE ADA Center Implements ADA & Self Advocacy at South Carolina School for Deaf & Blind

January 31, 2018

Southeast ADA Center Implements ADA and Self Advocacy for Students and Youth at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University College of Law, has been awarded a contract to develop a youth and self-advocacy curriculum for the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind.  Continue Reading

BBI Welcomes Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak As Senior Research Fellow

January 12, 2018

Ynesse Abdul Malak

Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak was born in Haiti and immigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen. Dr. Abdul-Malak overcame overwhelming obstacles to become a first-generation college graduate. She obtained an AAS degree in nursing and practiced as a nurse in Staten Island, NY; therein after moving to Lebanon with her husband and family, Dr. Abdul-Malak obtained a BS in Environmental Health and a Master’s degree in Public Health at the American University of Beirut. She then moved to Syracuse and worked as a research scientist at Upstate Medical University. She then enrolled at Syracuse University and obtained a Master’s and PhD in Sociology. Continue Reading

Aisling de Paor, awarded Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to Collaborate with BBI

January 9, 2018

Aisling de PaorLeading Irish Law Professor, Dr. Aisling de Paor, awarded Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to Collaborate with Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)

Dr. Aisling de Paor, Lecturer in Law at Dublin City University and Honorary Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been awarded a Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to partner with BBI during June of 2018. Continue Reading