Former University of Cincinnati law dean: ABA’s proposed diversity training mandate violates academic freedom
WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The ABA has proposed mandating diversity training and affirmative action in all of its accredited law schools — and this move is poised to insert the organization’s subjective public policy views on controversial issues directly into the curriculum of accredited law schools.
Read More about Former University of Cincinnati law dean: ABA’s proposed diversity training mandate violates academic freedomEfforts to diversify the legal profession have faced bias and obstacles
LEGAL SCOOPS — The legal profession is one of the least diverse in the US, despite the commitment to rectify this in recent years. According to figures or the National Association of Law Placement, in 2019, less than one in five equity partners in law firms were female, and only 6.6% were from an ethnic minority
Read More about Efforts to diversify the legal profession have faced bias and obstaclesUC Davis Law incoming students examine criminal justice inequities at community read event
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of Intro Week for incoming law students, King Hall hosted its second annual community read. As the King Hall community came back together in person, we were excited to continue our discussions about our system of justice, the rule of law and critical perspectives often without voice in…
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THE RED & BLACK — The University of Georgia School of Law has created a fund to support students who have overcome significant obstacles and intend to help rural or legally underserved communities, according to a UGA news release.
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WGAU — The University of Georgia and its School of Law have established a scholarship named in honor of retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, who, a half-century ago, became the second black graduate of UGA’s Law School. The University says the scholarship will help law students from communities that are described as legally underserved.
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NIU TODAY — The NIU College of Law Race and the Law Conversations series provide a platform with expert panelists who will engage in much needed conversations on a wide range of racial and social justice issues including, but limited to, racial inequality, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
Read More about Northern Illinois University Law hosts Conversation on Reparations with Congresswoman Shelia JacksonABA legal education section to publish student loan data as part of required law school disclosures
ABA JOURNAL — Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, law schools’ Standard 509 Information Reports will include information about the number of students who receive student loans, and the data will be categorized by race, ethnicity and gender.
Read More about ABA legal education section to publish student loan data as part of required law school disclosuresAdams and Reese law firm partners with Street Law to improve access to legal education in Alabama
ADAMS AND REESE LLP — Adams and Reese is pleased to announce that it has entered a partnership with Street Law, Inc., to bring the first Legal Diversity Pipeline program to Alabama. Through this program — designed to encourage the pursuit of legal careers by young people from groups that are currently underrepresented in the legal…
Read More about Adams and Reese law firm partners with Street Law to improve access to legal education in AlabamaArizona State University Law welcomes incoming class
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will welcome its most highly credentialed class for the fourth year in a row, with the incoming fall 2021 Juris Doctor students holding a median LSAT score of 166 and a median GPA of 3.85, ASU Law’s strongest ever. It is…
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — The new Advance Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University welcomes its first cohort this fall including 20 students representing diverse backgrounds with nearly half of the group the first in their families to attend college.
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