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Announcements and StatementsApril 8, 2026
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Haub Law Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Jill Gross provides expert insight to Chief Investment Officer about the SEC’s policy shift allowing companies to require shareholder disputes to be resolved through private arbitration. Gross notes that limiting shareholder class actions could weaken an important mechanism for uncovering corporate misconduct through the civil litigation system.
Dyson Professor Matthew Aiello-Lammens speaks with News12 following a retaining wall collapse in Yonkers, explaining how saturated soil and hydrostatic pressure—combined with freeze-thaw cycles—can place significant stress on retaining structures.
In public health education, CHP Associate Dean Beau Anderson presented a webinar for the nonprofit MedShadow Foundation titled A Practical Guide to Alternative Treatments, exploring evidence-based complementary therapies and how patients can evaluate them safely alongside conventional care.
Lubin Professor Jessica Magaldi has been named one of Poets & Quants for 2025 Best Undergraduate Business Professors. The outlet highlights Professor Magaldi’s student-centered teaching approach and innovative courses—including Music Industry Law (Taylor’s Version) and Pop Culture and the Law—which connect legal concepts with contemporary culture and real-world legal issues.
In higher education policy coverage, Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Sean Coughlin tells The Riverdale Press that proposed federal limits on graduate student borrowing could push more students toward private loans with higher interest rates and fewer consumer protections.
Haub Law Professor Morghan Richardson speaks to the New York Post on the recent New York court ruling that intentionally transmitting a sexually transmitted disease to a spouse can constitute domestic violence. Professor Richardson describes the decision as a significant legal development and a potential landmark moment for domestic violence jurisprudence.
In coverage examining the impact of a little-known U.S. Department of Agriculture committee on Black farmers, Haub Law Professor Josh Galperin tells Capital B that democratic participation requires more than elections alone, emphasizing the importance of transparency, open discussion, and equitable participation in government advisory processes — and Yahoo News has the story.
Lubin Professor Philip Cohen writes a piece in The Journal News urging President Trump to drop a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. Cohen argues the case risks politicizing tax administration and undermining public confidence in federal institutions. The column was widely syndicated across several regional outlets.
Haub Law Professor Emeritus Michael Mushlin co-authors an op-ed in the New York Law Journal warning against proposed cuts that would eliminate funding for the Correctional Association of New York—the state’s only independent prison oversight body. The authors argue that oversight is critical amid rising prison deaths, staffing shortages, and instability, writing that accountability mechanisms are essential safeguards against abuse and neglect.
News 12 covered the opening of the Gale Epstein Center for Technology, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony on campus. The center includes a new environmental data laboratory designed to monitor conditions in the Hudson Valley and support technology-focused research and learning, made possible through a gift from philanthropist and business leader Gale Epstein—and Hispanic Business TV has the story.