Penn 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…
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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…
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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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UNIVERSITY BUSINESS — Institutions of higher education are celebrating Native American Heritage Month by honoring traditions on their campuses and extending further resources to an important but often underserved group of students. This month might be the perfect time to ensure your campus is not only attracting new Native American and Indigenous students but also giving them…
Read More about How universities can support Native American studentsFrost Brown Todd law firm awards diversity and inclusion scholarships to five law students at four schools
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — Frost Brown Todd (FBT) awarded their annual Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships to five students for demonstrating academic excellence and a commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts. The FBT Diversity and Inclusion Scholarships award five $2,000 scholarships to help build a diverse legal pipeline and to give support to underrepresented students. “We are…
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is certainly not a new concept. However, the social upheaval and protests that occurred during summer 2020 in response to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others brought racial, gender, LGBTQ+, and disability inequities to the forefront of public consciousness. Countless corporations, industry leaders,…
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Angela Levasseur will be the first law school graduate from her tribe when she graduates in the spring. The 44-year-old has been an educator for more than 20 years, but law has called out to her since she was 12. Levasseur is a member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, and lives on her…
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