Pace University”™s Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains is once again ranked No. 1 in the country for environmental law by the latest “U.S. News and World Report” rankings.
This is the second year in a row and the third time in four years that Haub Law has received the No. 1 ranking for Environmental Law, marking the latest major success for the school”™s Environmental Law Program. Consistently rated among the very best in the country, the program continues to recruit top faculty, establish leading-edge programs to address the most pressing environmental challenges and attract students who seek to become the environmental law leaders of the future.
“Our Environmental Law Program is known globally for its impact on environmental law and policy,” said Pace University President Marvin Krislov. “Its continued No. 1 ranking reflects the extraordinary depth and breadth of our program and its ongoing focus on innovation”¦”
The Law School hosts lectures and panels throughout the year featuring environmental scholars, advocates and policymakers and it recognizes leading international environmentalists through the annual presentation of the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy, considered one of the world”™s most distinguished awards in the field of environmental law.
Haub Law offers more than 40 environmental law courses, and is one of only two law schools worldwide to be a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Law School is also co-secretariat to the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, helping to nurture environmental legal education and promote the conceptual development of environmental law internationally.
Haub Law”™s expansion of its part-time program with flexible scheduling options enable working professionals and others to take their core law school classes on the evenings and weekends.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University offers JD and masters of law degrees in both environmental and international law, as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science in Environmental Law. The school opened its doors in 1976 and has more than 9,000 alumni around the world.
