Jermaine Cruz joins Albany Law School as New Assistant Dean
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School is proud to announce that Jermaine Cruz will serve as its next Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.”I am extremely pleased to be joining Albany Law School,” Cruz said. “The law school community has shown itself to be one which understands the need to build a strong institutional foundation…
Read More about Jermaine Cruz joins Albany Law School as New Assistant DeanLaw firms promote associates to partner in record numbers to retain talent
ABA JOURNAL — Several law firms have announced their largest new partner classes on record amid a push to reward lawyers and create an incentive for associates to stay. Reuters and Law.com have stories on the phenomenon.
Read More about Law firms promote associates to partner in record numbers to retain talentFordham Law provides an update on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As you know, in June of 2020 we made a commitment to take a hard look at our institution so that we could better understand where we are falling short in providing students, faculty, and staff of color with an equitable, inclusive, and truly welcoming experience. We took a number of swift…
Read More about Fordham Law provides an update on diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsUniversity of Houston Law Center dean Leonard M. Baynes discusses the role of law schools in improving access to the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — UHLC Dean Leonard M. Baynes, a leading voice for diversity equity, and inclusion in legal education, was recently featured in an episode of Keeping Up to Data, a podcast by the Law School Admission Council. “I was delighted to be invited to participate to discuss the underrepresentation of people of color…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center dean Leonard M. Baynes discusses the role of law schools in improving access to the legal professionPenn Law first-generation professional fellowship supports nine students through law school experience
PENN LAW — For the first time since the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP) initiated its First Generation Professionals (FGP) Fellowship, each of the three JD classes in the Law School includes a cohort of FGP Fellows. Though the initial intention was to support six Fellows, the FGP Fellowship currently supports…
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REUTERS — There are several steps that law schools can take to improve their diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives, according to several law deans. According to the latest 2020 data from the American Bar Association (ABA), minority students make up roughly 30% of all incoming first-year (1L) law students. Disclosures on minority enrollment are required to be…
Read More about How law schools can improve diversity and inclusion effortsOpinion: The legal profession needs to create a better environment for young black lawyers
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — The number of Black lawyers in the United States is at a standstill at a time when issues of justice, race, political and socioeconomic inequalities are at a boiling point. The American Bar Association (ABA) says this in its Profile of the Legal Profession report, the number of lawyers of color,…
Read More about Opinion: The legal profession needs to create a better environment for young black lawyersUniversity of Houston Law Center Black Lawyers Matter Conference examines efforts to improve the diversity of the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Building upon the momentum of the inaugural dialogue in 2020, the 2021 Black Lawyers Matter Conference was held in October with a host of speakers and panelists ready to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Organized after the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center Black Lawyers Matter Conference examines efforts to improve the diversity of the legal professionLeadership program at University of Hawaiʻi Law seeks to improve diversity, inclusion, and representation in the state’s legal profession
HAWAI’I PUBLIC RADIO — A new leadership program at the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law aims to increase diversity, inclusion, and representation among Hawaiʻi’s legal professionals. This comes at a time when some have called for more diversity on Hawaiʻi’s courts. Others maintain the lack of representation is a pipeline issue. When Camille Nelson…
Read More about Leadership program at University of Hawaiʻi Law seeks to improve diversity, inclusion, and representation in the state’s legal professionSurvey: Prospective students care about diversity and inclusion efforts at colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — How much do high schoolers care about diversity on their future college campuses? Quite a bit, regardless of their race, according to a new poll by Art & Science Group of 734 high schoolers nationally. The students were selected for the poll because they expect to attend a four-year college next fall. One question…
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