<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2024/michael-lawlor.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>11/15/2024</pubDate><title>Longtime Professor, Advocate Receives Prestigious Award for Work on Behalf of LGBTQ+ Community</title><description>Michael Lawlor, J.D., associate professor of criminal justice and acting associate dean of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, was honored by Lambda Legal, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, for his work as an attorney, a legislator, a policy maker, and an educator.</description><hide-description/><author>Jackie Hennessey, Contributing Writer</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>November 15, 2024</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/lee-college/news/2024/lawlor-award-lg.jpg" alt="Michael Lawlor, J.D."/></image><image-caption>Michael Lawlor, J.D.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>section-inclusion</tag><tag>year-2024</tag></tags></item>