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September 22, 2000Volume 29, Number 3



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Law School's new Lindsay Fellowship
honors former NYC mayor's public service

Yale alumnus and former New York City mayor John V. Lindsay once said, "the greatest service you can give is public service."

To ensure that this spirit of service is passed on to future generations, the Law School has established a fellowship in honor of Lindsay, a member of the Yale College Class of 1944 and the Law School Class of 1948, who was mayor of New York City from 1965 to 1973.

The John V. Lindsay Public Service Fellowship will provide grants for Yale Law School students and graduates who wish to pursue public service work in New York City.

The new fellowship honors Lindsay's commitment to public service, not only as a member of Congress and mayor of the City of New York, but also as a private citizen involved in numerous charitable concerns and nonprofit organizations.

The fellowship also recognizes Lindsay's contributions to the City of New York, where the Law School has strong professional and philanthropic ties through its many graduates who live and work there.

Classmates, friends and former colleagues of Lindsay contributed to the fund from which the fellowship stipends will be drawn. Lindsay's Law School classmates Seth C. Taft and Mitchell J. Cooper spearheaded the establishment of the fellowship.

"It is singularly appropriate that the Law School and his classmates honor John in this way," says Cooper. "His devotion to public service represents the best of Yale Law School's traditions."

Lindsay Fellows will be appointed to take positions in a variety of New York City government and public agencies, and in public interest law. Fellowships will be awarded for a period of up to one year, with longer terms awarded when appropriate.

Law School Dean Anthony Kronman announced that Stefan Pryor, a member of the school's Class of 1998, has been selected as the first Lindsay Fellow. Pryor is currently executive director of Breakthrough for Learning, a joint initiative of the New York City Board of Education and the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce.

Breakthrough for Learning seeks to transform troubled New York City school districts into high-performing educational enterprises. Currently in place in two Brooklyn community school districts, CSD 19 (East New York) and CSD 23 (Oceanhill Brownsville), Breakthrough for Learning pioneered the first pay-for-performance system in New York City public schools, a model adopted for the city-wide principals' contract, ratified in January 2000. Breakthrough for Learning has employed other innovative practices, including signing bonuses for principals and discounted mortgages and apartment loans for teachers.

Before attending Law School, Pryor was policy adviser to the mayor of New Haven. He was named the "best new face in government" in 1995 by the New Haven Advocate. As a student at Yale, Pryor received an "Elm & Ivy Award" in recognition of achievements in community service. Pryor is also cofounder and president of the board of Amistad Academy, New Haven's first charter middle school.

"There simply could not be a better match between a fellowship bearing John Lindsay's name and its first recipient," said Kronman. "Stefan Pryor exemplifies John Lindsay's dedication to public service and his determination to use law's tools for the betterment of society."

For more information on Breakthrough for Learning, contact Stefan Pryor (212) 493-7517; or the New York City Partnership website at: www.nycp.org.


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