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Albany Law School Gets $15M Gift From Anonymous Donor

President Ouellette
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President and Dean Alicia Ouellette makes an historic announcement at The Campaign for Albany Law School Gala in New York City on January 17, 2019

Albany Law School says it has received a $15 million donation from an anonymous donor—the largest gift in the school's history.

Officials say the funds will provide "extraordinary support for the law school and for the life-changing legal programs and services" it provides.

President and Dean Alicia Ouellette says the gift will empower the school to change the world for the better.  "That's 15 million dollars! This gift is by far, by far, the largest gift in the law school's history. It will endow our clinic in perpetuity, renaming it The Justice Center at Albany Law School."

Albany Law was founded in 1851 and has 465 students in its current first-year class.

To learn more about We Rise Together: The Campaign for Albany Law School, visit albanylaw.edu/RiseTogether.