UC Irvine Law receives diversity champion award

February 28, 2023

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 student group hosts event exploring LGBTQ legal history and rights

February 28, 2023

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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A look at the history of Harvard Law student advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights

February 23, 2023

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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Southwestern Law vice dean Anahid Gharakhanian and associate dean Natalie Rodriguez present research on inclusive law school admissions practices

February 14, 2023

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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University at Buffalo Law celebrates Black History Month

February 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — The law school proudly celebrates Black History Month and encourages participation at the following programs and events select dates Feb. 13th to Feb. 28th.

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A look at recent UC Law San Francisco diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts

February 7, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — From diversifying its pool of faculty candidates, to providing inclusivity training, and creating structural spaces on campus for diverse programs, UC Law San Francisco’s leaders shared some of the law school’s successes in promoting a diverse and inclusive campus and also some of its goals for the future. Chancellor and

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University of New Mexico celebrates legacy of first Black woman graduate for Black History Month

February 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW — Brown Simmons, who in 1974 became the first Black woman to graduate from the University of New Mexico’s School of Law, was honored in a celebration hosted by the university’s Department of Africana Studies to kick off Black History Month. Family, friends and faculty members got together at the

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LSAC data: Latest class of law students is the most diverse in history 

January 31, 2023

THE NATIONAL JURIST — The incoming class of 2022 is the most diverse entering class in law school history, according to data from the American Bar Association, and as reported by the Law School Admission Council, also known as LSAC.

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Stanford Law announces new class of fellows honoring the first African-American graduate of the school

January 27, 2023

STANFORD LAW — Stanford Law School (SLS) recently named five students as the second class of Sallyanne Payton Fellows. Payton, was the first African-American student to graduate from SLS and the first to serve on the Stanford Law Review. The fellowship is one of two school-sponsored programs that honor historic firsts at the law school

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Video: University of Toledo Law students host name-change clinic

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO LAW — University of Toledo Law students held a weekend clinic assisting LGBTQ clients with the legal process to change their name.

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