FIT Program Supports Avon Global Center for Women and Justice Web Site
Faculty Innovation in Teaching projects often overlap or partner with other programs on campus. An example of this is the web site that was developed and supported for the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, as part of a current project.
Recently, this program has been featured in the news — since the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice recently received a grant to establish the center. See recent law school news article.
Sital Kalantry (FIT awardee, 2008) is the director of the new Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School. The mission of the organization is “to work with judges, legal professionals, governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve access to justice in an effort to eliminate violence against women and girls.” The new center was announced at the Global Forum for Women and Justice in Washington, DC.
According to the news article, linked to today’s Cornell home page,
… The new Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School will undertake four major initiatives in an effort to improve access to justice and eliminate violence against women, including:
- engaging in intensive legal clinical projects;
- providing legal research for judges;
- hosting conferences and events;
- maintaining an extensive, online library of relevant laws, articles, and reports.
Visit the center’s website http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/womenandjustice/ for more information.