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Albany Law School Gets $15M Gift From Anonymous Donor

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published January 18, 2019 at 4:07 PM EST
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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.
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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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