University of Houston Law Center recognized by Houston Business Journal as outstanding diverse organization
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Houston Business Journal has named the University of Houston Law Center an Outstanding Diverse Organization as part of the publication’s annual Diversity in Business Awards. HBJ announced the 2023 honorees in February.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center recognized by Houston Business Journal as outstanding diverse organizationReckoning With Structural Racism In Legal Education: Methods Toward A Pedagogy Of Antiracism
(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice article by Doron Samuel-Siegel (University of Richmond Law) that proposes a five-step method for teaching antiracism in law schools.
Read More about Reckoning With Structural Racism In Legal Education: Methods Toward A Pedagogy Of AntiracismBaylor Law to hold tuition steady for fourth consecutive year
BAYLOR LAW — Baylor Law will keep tuition costs flat for the fourth consecutive year. This decision is part of the school’s ongoing efforts to make legal education more accessible and affordable to students. The 0% tuition increase means that students will continue to pay $1,471 per course hour per quarter, the same rate since…
Read More about Baylor Law to hold tuition steady for fourth consecutive yearBuffalo Law Review amends associate selection criteria to promote diversity
BUFFALO LAW — With the goal of making the Buffalo Law Review the best it can be, its student editors have made a significant change in how new associates are selected—one that will diversify its membership and encourage a rich mix of voices at the table. The Law Review has long been a showcase for…
Read More about Buffalo Law Review amends associate selection criteria to promote diversityUSC Gould Law and LSAC collaborate on symposia on diversity in the legal profession
USC GOULD LAW — Continuing efforts to develop a culture of diversity and inclusion in law schools and the legal profession took center stage at “Intersectionality and Social Movements: A DEI Tool for Coalition Building in Legal Education,” a recent symposium co-sponsored by the USC Gould School of Law and the Law School Admission Council…
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WMU-Cooley Law — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida will hold an all-women naturalization ceremony at WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus on March 3 at 10 a.m. The ceremony, which includes the Oath of Allegiance, will be…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law to host all-women naturalization ceremony at Tampa Bay campusUC Irvine Law receives diversity champion award
UC IRVINE LAW — On February 10, 2023, UCI Law received the California LAW Pathways (Cal LAW) Diversity Champion Award along with UC Davis Law, UC Berkeley Law and UCLA Law for our leadership in withdrawing from the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings. The Diversity Champion Award is presented every year to…
Read More about UC Irvine Law receives diversity champion awardUniversity of Kentucky Law student group hosts event exploring LGBTQ legal history and rights
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW — The UK Rosenberg College of Law’s LGBTQ organization, OUTLaw, held its first Love is Love Banquet at Limestone Hall in Lexington on Feb. 16. The event focused on the legal history and future rights of the LGBTQ+ community and has been in the making since the beginning of the fall…
Read More about University of Kentucky Law student group hosts event exploring LGBTQ legal history and rightsA look at the history of Harvard Law student advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights
HARVARD LAW — Since its inception, COGLI has served as a center for LGBTQ+ advocacy at the Law School. The organization has spearheaded policies ranging from banning military recruitment on campus to including sexual orientation in Harvard’s non-discrimination policy. Moreover, the very existence of this group gave visibility to LGBTQ+ students at the school, allowing…
Read More about A look at the history of Harvard Law student advocacy for LGBTQ+ rightsSouthwestern Law vice dean Anahid Gharakhanian and associate dean Natalie Rodriguez present research on inclusive law school admissions practices
SOUTWESTERN LAW — Southwestern’s Vice Dean Anahid Gharakhanian and Associate Dean for Academic Innovation and Administration Natalie Rodriguez ’12 have a vision for a more equitable and inclusive law school admissions process. On January 13, 2023, they presented that vision to members of the legal academy at USC Gould School of Law and RISE Alliance’s…
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