芝加哥德保罗大学获校友3000万美元捐赠：法学院更名为罗伯特·A·克利福德法学院
美国伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市，德保罗大学10月26日宣布，校友罗伯特·克利福德（Robert Clifford）与琼·克利福德（Joan Clifford）向学校捐赠3,000万美元，大学法学院即日起更名为罗伯特·A·克利福德法学院（Robert A. Clifford College of Law）。
罗伯特·克利福德是芝加哥知名出庭律师，1973年获德保罗大学商学学士学位、1976年获该校法学博士学位；琼·克利福德1972年毕业于该校教育学院。这笔捐赠将用于支持法学院的教学与学生发展。
德保罗大学校长罗伯特·L·曼努埃尔（Robert L. Manuel）对克利福德夫妇的慷慨表示感谢，称这份礼物将长远造福法学院师生。德保罗大学创办于1898年，是一所私立天主教大学；其法学院在《美国新闻与世界报道》2026年法学院排名中位列第131位。
Chicago's DePaul University Receives $30 Million Alumni Gift: Law School Renamed the Robert A. Clifford College of Law
In Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, DePaul University announced on October 26 that alumni Robert Clifford and Joan Clifford have donated $30 million to the university, and its law school has been renamed the Robert A. Clifford College of Law.
Robert Clifford, a prominent Chicago trial lawyer, earned a business degree from DePaul in 1973 and a law degree in 1976; Joan Clifford graduated from its College of Education in 1972. The gift will support the law school's teaching and student development.
DePaul President Robert L. Manuel thanked the Cliffords for their generosity, saying the gift will benefit the law school's students and faculty for years to come. Founded in 1898, DePaul is a private Catholic university; its law school ranked 131st in the U.S. News 2026 law school rankings.
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