University of Minnesota Law launches Racial Equity and Justice Milestone Program
MINNESOTA LAW — Students enter Minnesota Law with widely divergent knowledge and experience with racial injustice and its history in the United States. This often makes it difficult to explore the many ways race and racism interplay with the American legal system and society at large. Seeking to provide all students with a baseline understanding…
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — On November 16, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law launched the Center for Racial and Disability Justice (CRDJ). Under the leadership of Jamelia Morgan, professor of law, the Center will promote justice for people of color, people with disabilities, and individuals at the intersection of both identities.
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THE MINNESOTA DAILY — New this semester, the University of Minnesota Law School’s Racial Equity and Justice (REJ) Milestone Program offers context on the relationship between racial injustice and the American legal system. Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the school Ra’Shya Ghee said the first three modules of the self-paced, 10-module online…
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THE WASHINGTON POST — As the Supreme Court considered ending the use of race as a factor in college admissions, Justice Elena Kagan suggested the court’s decision could have implications beyond higher education — and closer to home for the federal judiciary.
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ARTIFICIAL LAWYER — There is no shortage of empirical evidence highlighting how a diverse workforce has an outsized, positive impact on a team, company and/or industry. There is likewise a similar body of research drawing a causal nexus between successful technology adoption and a company or industry’s performance
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FAST COMPANY — Law firms have a diversity, equity, and inclusion problem. Beneath the headlines about new initiatives focused on firms growing the number of partners from underrepresented groups, addressing unconscious bias, and making bigger commitments to socially conscious pro bono work, attrition rates among Black, female, and LGBTQ+ attorneys are growing.
Read More about How the legal profession can improve diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsFlorida A&M University Law student wins Joel Stern Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship
WFTV 9 — The Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has awarded the Joel Stern Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship to second-year student Rachel Smith.
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO COLLEGE OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso School of Law held its fifth annual Diversity Week that featured a series of events to celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion with representatives from across the Caruso Law community. Hosted by the Office of Diversity and Belonging, the Diversity Week events were well-attended by joyful and engaged…
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SIU CARBONDALE NEWS — Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Tougaloo College on Oct. 17 signed an agreement to help students from the private, historically Black liberal arts college enroll and earn a degree from the SIU School of Law, with the aim of diversifying the legal profession.
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BLACK STAR NEWS — Although lawyers routinely represent the victims of bias, racism and prejudice, most work for employers that don’t “practice what they preach” with respect to inclusion and diversity in the legal profession. In fact, minority representation in the legal industry, most notably at the highest levels, isn’t nearly on par with other…
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