Interested students should submit, by Monday, July 29, 2024, a cover letter addressed to Professor Cuison-Villazor explaining why they are interested in working for the CIJ, resume (which includes your GPA), list of references and a brief writing sample as one pdf document to cij@law.rutgers.edu. Interviews may take place between August 5 and August 16 in Zoom or in person. Fellowship begins on August 19, 2024.
Welcome Back! We are excited to welcome back Professor Rose Cuison-Villazor to CILPJ! After serving as Interim Co-Dean of Rutgers Law School in Newark, Professor Cuison-Villazor has resumed her Director position of CILPJ beginning July 2023. We thank Professor Shani King, who is now Vice-Dean in Newark, for serving as the Director during the 2022-2023 academic year. Research, Policy, and Advocacy Projects This year, CILPJ is working on a number of exciting research and policy projects. In July 2023, CILPJ received a new grant from the Pratt Foundation that will fund a research project exploring the implementation of New Jersey Professional and Occupational Licensing […]
Application: Students should submit their resume, list of references, and a brief writing sample as one pdf document to Jason Hernandez at Jason.c.hernandez@rutgers.edu by May 5, 2023. Finalists will be interviewed the week of May 15, 2023, and we anticipate making final selection by May 22, 2023.
Immigration Policy Forum – Panel I: New Jersey and Inclusion Initiatives, Then and Now (4/26/19) Immigration Policy Forum – Keynote by The Hon. Gurbir Grewal, NJ Attorney General (4/26/19) Immigration Policy Forum – Panel II: The Future of Immigrant Youths in New Jersey (4/26/19) Immigration Policy Forum – Panel III: Towards More Inclusive State and Local Policies (4/26/19)
The newly established Center for Immigration Law, Policy, and Justice launched this semester’s series of events with a well-attended screening of “The Chinese Exclusion Act” a documentary film by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu. The film examined the 1882 law that prohibited Chinese workers from coming to America and precluded Chinese nationals already in the country from obtaining U.S. Citizenship. The film also discussed stereotypes and the cultural atmosphere in the US surrounding the enactment of the act. Following the film, a panel discussion led by Dean David Lopez, Professor Sahar Aziz, and Professor Rose Cuison Villazor, unpacked the contemporary […]