Immigration Justice Fellowship Established at Pace Law
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has created the Vanessa Merton Immigration Justice Fellowship, a key component of the school’s Immigration Justice Clinic focused on ensuring the legal system’s just treatment of immigrants in the Hudson Valley and local New York Metropolitan region.
Through the generosity of her family, the Immigration Justice Fellowship was established in honor of Professor Vanessa Merton, founder and recently retired director of the Immigration Justice Clinic. She has been a visionary providing leadership and advocacy in support of the clinic’s important mission for nearly two decades. The Fellow will serve as a liaison between the clinic, immigration organizations and the migrant community helping to connect those in need with free legal services, resources or referrals.
UPDATE (7/18): After posting information about the fellowship, I learned that Professor Merton had passed away. Here is a digital Festschrift. in her honor
KJ