Cardozo To Offer YU Undergrads a Scholarship

At the recent Wilf Campus Town Hall Meeting, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel made announced that Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law would be implementing a new scholarship specifically for Yeshiva University undergrads. Up to six students from Yeshiva's undergraduate programs will be granted the scholarship, which will cover full tuition at Cardozo.

"With this new scholarship program, we are hoping to build an even more substantial bridge between Yeshiva, Stern, and Syms Colleges and Cardozo," said Cardozo Dean of Admissions David G. Martinidez.

According to Director of Pre-law Programming Rani J. Lustiger, Esq., "Being one of six students selected for this honor will undoubtedly add prestige to their already outstanding accomplishments and will undoubtedly lend a distinguished and auspicious luster to the students' legal careers."

In addition, students who receive this achievement scholarship will be given a ten thousand dollar stipend for living expenses while the student is attending Cardozo. Mrs. Lustiger said of this stipend, "the accompanying stipend will enable the students to concentrate fully on their studies."

The scholarship does not require any application process, as every Yeshiva undergraduate student who applies to Cardozo is automatically a candidate. However, Cardozo School of Law will be very careful in making the selections as for who receives the scholarship. They are not simply looking for undergraduate students who have done their homework, but rather, they are looking for young adults who are genuinely interested in making a true difference as a lawyer.

Dean Martinidez reiterated, "Our Committee will look for students who have thrived academically, been engaged in their communities, have demonstrated leadership abilities and potential for making meaningful contributions to American life and the legal profession."

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law was founded in 1976 by Yeshiva University. However, this scholarship opportunity is the first of its kind at Cardozo, being that it is specifically geared toward students in Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business.

The School of Law is located in Manhattan on Fifth in Greenwich Village and has an excellent reputation for graduating well-trained lawyers.

While Cardozo receives applications from students in colleges all around the country, Yeshiva's undergraduate programs are of its top feeder schools. Other top feeder schools include NYU, the University of Michigan and Columbia University/Barnard College, among others.

Choosing a law school can be a very difficult decision, so why should a pre-law undergraduate student choose Cardozo over any number of other prestigious Law Schools in the tri-state area? Dean Martinidez was quick to point out the high academic standards that Cardozo sets for itself, as well as its innovative strategies in educating students to become better lawyers.

Dean Martinez also emphasized the feeling one gets while attending Cardozo. "There is an energy and enthusiasm at Cardozo that is tangible as you walk through our halls," he said. "Cardozo is very fortunate to attract a wildly accomplished and diverse group of students that come from throughout the United States and, increasingly, the world. They bring with them varied interests, backgrounds, beliefs, and aspirations, all of which combine to increase the level of vitality, learning, and camaraderie both within and outside of the classroom," Dean Martinez added.

Mrs. Lustiger told The Commentator, "Completing law school debt-free will allow students greater flexibility in their choice of legal practice. It will give them the ability to choose those areas that truly interest them without the constraints and limitations imposed by the need to work merely to repay student loans."

Those students interested in learning more about this scholarship opportunity are encouraged to contact the Director of Pre-law Programming, Rani Lustiger at rlustige@yu.edu or by phone at (646) 685-2836.