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B.A., Hillsdale College
M.A., Seton Hall University
J.D., Seton Hall University
LL.M., Southern Methodist University

Professor Rogerson directs The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School. 

She is also the faculty Director of the Immigration Law Clinic, in which students represent immigrant victims of crime including child abuse and neglect, persecution, domestic violence and sexual assault. 

Under her supervision, her students also represent wrongfully detained immigrants and regularly participate in legislative advocacy and community outreach initiatives. Before joining the faculty, Professor Rogerson worked as a housing and immigrant rights public interest attorney in Newark, New Jersey and in Dallas, Texas. 

Her scholarship addresses flaws in the administration of immigration law and policy, including intersections with domestic violence and international law. She has also been published on current issues such as crisis lawyering, education policy and gun safety, having direct lived experience with each of those topics. 

She is a New York State Municipal Police Instructor and is a regular panelist on WAMC Public Radio’s “The Roundtable.”


In the News

Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the aila.org article, "Pro Bono High Five," on June 25, 2020.

​Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on June 19, 2020.

​Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the WAMC radio story, "Albany Law School's Sarah Rogerson on DACA Decision," on June 18, 2020.

​Professor Sarah Rogerson was mentioned in the article, "Two new faces emerge in run for Niskayuna school board," in the Schenectady Gazette on May 10, 2020.

Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Spectrum TV news story, "Hundreds of Supporters Lead Schenectady's First Women's March," on Jan. 18, 2020.

Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the WNYT-13 TV news story "Local organizations honored for helping detainee immigrants in 2018" on Jan. 9, 2020. 

Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on Jan. 2, 2020.

Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on December 2, 2019. 

Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" to discuss issues in the news on November 25, 2019. 

Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Albany Times Union article "ACLU staff writer speaks in Albany about experience at U.S. Southern border" on November 19, 2019. 

Sarah F. Rogerson Curriculum Vitae
Sarah Rogerson

Sarah F. Rogerson

Professor of Law; Director, The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center; Director, Immigration Law Clinic

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