Many Religious Colleges Admit LGBTQ Applicants But Refuse To Recognize Their Student Clubs
(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Chronicle of Higher Education article that looks at the efforts of a law student LGBTQ organization to be recognized by Samford University.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW — Megan Parker had already made her mark at The University of Akron during her undergraduate days as Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, the Buchtelite. She has continued to add to her CV since she began law school in August 2020, despite being physically disabled from birth and dependent on a…
Read More about University of Akron Law student Megan Parker publishes article on the Americans with Disabilities ActUniversity of Connecticut Law scholarship supports diversity, racial, and social justice initiatives
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW — Addys Castillo and Akia Callum, both social justice activists who have long dreamed of going to law school, just started their first year at UConn School of Law thanks to a new scholarship. Castillo and Callum received a scholarship from the Constance Belton Green Diversity Fund, which supports diversity, racial,…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law scholarship supports diversity, racial, and social justice initiativesHarvard Law co-launches pre-law fellowship program for first-generation and low-income students
HARVARD LAW — The ‘Future Leaders in Law’ program aims to encourage and prepare students from first-gen and lower-income backgrounds to apply to law schools around the nation
Read More about Harvard Law co-launches pre-law fellowship program for first-generation and low-income studentsNorthwestern Law professor Jamelia Morgan discusses the Center for Racial and Disability Justice
NORTHWESTERN LAW — Jamelia Morgan, a professor at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law, recently launched the Center for Racial and Disability Justice, which will promote justice for people of color, people with disabilities and people at the intersection of those identities.
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SOUTHWESTERN LAW — Southwestern Law School continues its legacy of promoting access and equity within the legal profession by partnering with California Leadership Access Workforce (Cal LAW) Pathways, a program developed by the State Bar of California’s Council on Access and Fairness with support from the Law School Admission Council. The partnership was announced during…
Read More about How Southwestern Law Cal LAW Pathways Program aims to foster diversity in the legal professionUniversity of Missouri eliminates diversity statements from their job postings
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO — The University of Missouri System has eliminated the use of diversity and inclusion statements in hiring. University of Missouri President Mun Choi said in an email Monday that university officials regularly review hiring and recruitment practices for new faculty and staff to ensure university’s practices align with its mission and…
Read More about University of Missouri eliminates diversity statements from their job postingsTemple Law hosts discussion of Latinx representation in the legal profession
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW — Temple Law School celebrated a trailblazing gift and the alumnus behind it with a powerful discussion of Latinx representation in the profession and a joyful reception afterwards. The Hon. Nelson A. Díaz Professorship in Law, currently held by the Director of Temple’s Center for Tax Policy and Practice Alice G. Abreu,…
Read More about Temple Law hosts discussion of Latinx representation in the legal professionOpinion: Why the legal profession needs more Black lawyers
FORBES — The percentage of African American lawyers has remained mostly stagnantfor the past decade, accounting for only 5% of the legal profession. Countless systemic barriers to entry exist, preventing Black people from pursuing and attending law school.
Read More about Opinion: Why the legal profession needs more Black lawyersUC Law San Francisco Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality to host event series on birthright citizenship
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — To mark the 125-year anniversary of a court ruling that guaranteed birthright citizenship in the United States, a group of law professors, historians, and SF Chinatown community members will gather for a series of commemorative events in late March. The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) at UC…
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