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Fordham Law School FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History Law School Bulletins 1905-2000 Academics 1-1-1977 Bulletin of Information 1977-1978 Fordham Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/bulletins Recommended Citation Fordham Law School, "Bulletin of Information 1977-1978" (1977). Law School Bulletins 1905-2000. Book 72. http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/bulletins/72 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Academics at FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law School Bulletins 1905-2000 by an authorized administrator of FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The SCHOOL of LAW U\ mm riitiiiimiiif nil i iffiitiifitiiiiiimii if lititltif Hill [f 1 1 if lift if it mini fiiiiiifiiiiinrniiii tiff ftf in iifiiif IlllfllllflllfllltltlSffiffffffffffiffifffi nimiiiiimiiiiim fifiifffffffffffifff ftiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii i if f iff ffff it ti if iif :i ii IHIIIIIIIIIIIfftflf; II IIIIK'III fff fff Ifff Ifff ffffff, | lltjj KBB!!!!!! FORDHAM UNIVERSITY r BULLETIN series 13 • numbers FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL AT LINCOLN CENTER The Fordham University School of Law is located in Manhattan at Lincoln Center. The building, which opened in 1961, was the first erected at the Lincoln Center campus. In February, 1969, the Leon Lowenstein Center, housing all of the other Lincoln Center schools of the University, was opened. The Law School building is located on West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues—one block west of Broadway. It is two blocks west of Central Park, three blocks northwest of Columbus Circle and is readily accessible from the 59th Street-Columbus Circle stations of the IRT-Broadway-7th Avenue and the Independent 6th and 8th Avenue subway lines. The IRT has a convenient local stop at 66th Street-Lincoln Center as well, and the area is served by a number of bus routes. INFORMATION The Admissions Office of the Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, is open during every business day of the year. Information regarding the require- ments of the school for entrance and for its degree, and information regarding admission to the bar, may be obtained upon written request to: Director of Admissions Fordham University School of Law 140 West 62 Street New York, N.Y. 10023 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY The SCHOOL of LAW 1977-1978 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY at Lincoln Center, New York, New York 10023 TABLE of CONTENTS Information inside front cover Academic Calendar 4 Officers and Trustees of Fordham University 6 Administrative Officers of the School of Law 7 The Faculty of the School of Law 7 Librarians of the Law Library 12 Officers of the Fordham Law School Alumni Association 12 Officers of the Fordham Law Review Association . 12 Officers of the Urban Law Journal Association .... 12 Endowed Chairs 12 The Alpin J. Cameron Chair of Law 12 The Agnes and Ignatius M. Wilkinson Chair of Law 12 Fordham University 13 Affirmative Action Policy 14 Students Records Policy 15 The School of Law 16 Accreditation 16 Objectives and Programs of Instruction 16 Clinical Legal Education 18 The Law Library 18 Requirements for Admission 19 Advanced Standing 20 Registration—Entering Students 20 Registration—Enrolled Students 21 Fees and Tuition 22 Scholarships and Student Aid 23 Courses Required for Degree 27 Hours of Instruction 28 Attendance Regulations 28 Discipline 29 Required Courses 29 Tape Recorders 29 2 Course of Studies 30 Elective Courses 31 Independent Study 32 Description of Courses 36 Examinations, Grades, and Honors 52 Honors 54 Prizes 55 Placement 57 Admission to the Bar 58 Student Societies 59 The Fordham Law Review 59 The Urban Law Journal 59 Moot Court Programs 60 Student Bar Association 61 International Law Society 61 Envionmental Law Council 62 Fraternities and Sororities 62 Fordham Law Women 62 Black American Law Students Association . 62 Student Facilities 63 University Facilities 63 Housing Facilities 63 Dining Facilities 63 Alumni Organizations 64 Fordham Law Alumni Association 64 Fordham Law Review Association 64 Fordham Urban Law Journal Association . 64 Degrees Conferred, June, 1976 65 Prizes Awarded, Academic Year 1975-76 69 Register of Students, 1976-1977 71 Day Division 71 Evening Division 85 Other University Schools and Institutes inside back cover 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 1977-1978 FIRST August STER ^^ 1,2,3 M,T,W Early Registration 16 T Registration, Second Year Students Day Division, 10:00 a.m. Evening Division, 4:00 P.M. 17 W Registration, Third Year Students Day Division, 10:00 a.m. Evening Division, 4:00 p.m. 22 M Registration, Fourth Year Students Evening Division, 4:00 p.m. Registration, All Entering Students Day Division, 10:00 a.m. Evening Division, 4:00 P.M. 24 W Orientation Period—All First Year Students; Day Division, 9:30 A.M.; Evening Division, 6:00 P.M. 29 M All classes resume, First Semester begins September 5 M Labor Day, Holiday 7, 8 W, Th Days to change Electives November 24,25 Th, F Thanksgiving Recess December 2 F Last Day of Classes, All Term Papers Due. Reading Week Begins 9 F Semester Examinations Begin 12, 13, 14 M,T,W Registration, Second Semester 4 22 Th Semester Examinations End Christmas Vacation, Mid-Year Recess SECOND January SEMESTER 9 M Second Semester Begins 1978 19,20 Th, F Days to change Electives February 20 M Washington's Birthday, Holiday March 20—24 M—F Spring Vacation April 21 Last Day of Classes, All Term Papers Due. Second Semester Ends 24—28 M—F Spring Reading Week May 1 M Final Examinations Begin 20 S Final Examinations End 28 Sun University Commencement 5 OFFICERS and TRUSTEES of FORDHAM UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS OF George E. Doty, Chairman ADMINISTRATION Robert J. Haskins, S.J., Secretary Rorert A. Bendheim President of the University Richard J. Bennett James C. Finlay, S.J., Ph.D. Mrs. John S. Burke, Jr. Nicholas T. Camicia President Emeritus Donald R. Campion, S.J. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., S.T.D. Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J. W. Donald Cooke Executive Vice President Joseph R. Daly Paul J. Reiss, Ph.D. Frederick J. Dillemuth, S.J. James C. Finlay, S.J. ex-officio Charles M. Grace Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph F. X. McCarthy, Ph.D. John P. Humes Joseph A. Kaiser Felix E. Larkin Financial Vice President and Treasurer Edward F. Maloney, S.J. Brother James M. Kenny, S.J., LL.D. Augustine R. Marusi John A. Mulcahy Vice President for Administration Austin 'S. Murphy George J. McMahon, S.J., Ph.D. Salvatore R. Naclerio John W. Padberg, S.J. Vice President for Student Affairs and Harold E. Ridley, S.J. Dean of Students Richard R. Shinn William J. Crawley, III, M.Ed. Robert J. Starratt, S.J. Michael P. Walsh, S.J. Provost Francis C. Mackin, S.J., S.T.L. University Chaplain TRUSTEES EMERITI Edward F. Clark, S.J., M.A. William T. Brady George A. Brooks President, Faculty Senate John H. Dessauer Sister Monica Kevin, R.U., Ph.D. Joseph A. Martino 6 Administrative Officers of the School of Law Joseph M. McLaughlin, Dean and Professor of Law. B.A., LL.B. Fordham; LL.M. New York Uni- versity William J. Moore, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions. B.A. Fordham; LL.B. New York Uni- versity Robert M. Hanlon, Jr., Assistant Dean. B.A., J.D. Fordham Leslie Goldman,* Director of Placement. B.A. Elmira College Frances M. Blake, Executive Director of Placement and Alumni Affairs, LL.B. Fordham Elizabeth P. Walters, Placement Director. B.A. Hunter Faculty of the School of Law Thomas T. Adams,** Adjunct Associate Professof of Law. B.A., University of Buffalo; LL.B., Cornell Gerald Aksen, Adjunct Professor of Law. B.A. City College (CUNY); M.A. Columbia; LL.B. New York University Roy Babitt, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. A.B., LL.B., New York University Sheila L. Birnbaum, Professor of Law. B.A., M.A., Hunter, J.D. New York University George A. Brooks, Adjunct Professor of Law and Uni- versity Trustee Emeritus. B.A., J.D. Fordham; LL.M. New York University; LL.D. Fordham, Scranton Robert M. Byrn, Professor of Law. B.S., J.D. Fordham John D. Calamari, Wilkinson Professor of Law, B.A., J.D. Fordham; LL.M. New York University Resigned, September, 1977. ** Resigned, September, 1976. Edward Q. Carr, Professor of Law Emeritus. B.A. Georgetown; LL.B. Columbia Yung Frank Chiang, Professor of Law. LL.B. National Taiwan University College of Law; J.D. University of Chicago Law School; LL.M. Northwestern School of Law. T. Ward Cleary, Adjunct Professor of Law. B.A. Manhattan; J.D. Fordham Thomas G. Cody, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.A. Maryknoll; J.D. St. John's Joseph R. Crowley, Professor of Law. B.A., J.D. Fordham Nanette Dembitz,*** Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. BA. University of Michigan; LL.B., LL.M. Columbia Albert A. DeStefano, Adjunct Professor of Law. B.S. in S.S. City College (C.U.N.Y.) ; J.D. Ford- ham; LL.M. New York University Elliot L. Evans, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.A. Brandeis; J.D. Fordham John D. Feerick, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.S., LL.B. Fordham Carl Felsenfeld, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.A. Dartmouth; M.S., LL.B. Columbia Thomas Fitzpatrick, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.S. J.D. Fordham; Fulbright Scholar, Lon- don University Martin Fogelman,| Professor of Law. B.A., J.D. Syra- cuse Merritt B. Fox, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law. B.A., J.D., M.Phil.