Legal leaders discuss how to foster diversity

October 20, 2022

JDSUPRA — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are continuing concerns in both the business and legal communities. While a successful DEI initiative will undoubtedly benefit a corporation or private law firm, many companies struggle to seamlessly weave DEI into their existing cultures.

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UC Hastings Law partners on diversity program for corporate lawyers

October 17, 2022

NEWSWIRES — Paragon Legal, UC Hastings College of the Law, and Bay Area technology companies Affirm and Dropbox have teamed up to create an innovative program to bolster talent and diversity within in-house legal departments.

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Fordham Law professor Thomas H. Lee appointed to US Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

October 17, 2022

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On September 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the appointment of Leitner Family Professor of International Law Thomas H. Lee to the newly established Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Professor Lee will balance his new role with his existing commitments to the Law School community.

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University of Houston Law recognized for excellence in diversity

October 13, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — The University of Houston and the UH Law Center have long been recognized as inclusive institutions of higher education with culturally rich campus populations.

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Case Western Reserve Law launches diversity, equity, and inclusion education program

October 12, 2022

DIVERSE ISSUES FROM LEGAL EDUCATION — The Case Western Reserve University School of Law has launched a diversity, equity, and inclusion-centric education program.

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Seattle University Law announces students serving as diversity fellows

October 12, 2022

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2022 class of Gregoire Fellows represent a wide array of life experiences but share a common goal — to bring diversity and fresh perspectives to the legal profession. 

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Seattle University Law partners with Jindal Global University for global education program

October 12, 2022

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA — Dean Anthony Varona, Seattle University School of Law, and Vice-Chancellor Professor C. Raj Kumar, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), signed two key agreements creating new opportunities for law students in India and the United States to pursue a global education.   

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Seattle University Law hosts workshop on promoting diversity within legal education

October 12, 2022

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Seattle University School of Law welcomed more than 60 leaders in legal education to campus as part of the 11th Annual Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership Workshop, organized in partnership with Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law and designed to encourage diverse candidates to seek out top

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Sixty law school deans sign letter opposing ABA proposal to remove admissions testing requirement

September 21, 2022

ABA JOURNAL — A proposal to cut an accreditation standard requiring law school admissions tests was criticized by 60 deans in a Sept. 1 letter sent to the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

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Law firm establishes diversity scholarship at UC Irvine Law

August 25, 2022

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that a group of lawyers from O’Melveny & Myers has generously established the O’Melveny & Myers Diversity Scholarship at UCI Law beginning fall 2022 for first-year law students.

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