UC 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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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.
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(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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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