Georgia State University Law professor Courtney Anderson publishes research on the pandemic’s effect on the housing and opioid crises
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Associate professor of law Courtney Anderson’s research centers around health equity for the lower-class and people of color, an area where many health issues were exacerbated because of the pandemic.
Read More about Georgia State University Law professor Courtney Anderson publishes research on the pandemic’s effect on the housing and opioid crisesUniversity of Houston Law celebrates seven years of Pre-Law Pipeline Program
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program has now completed seven years of its multi-faceted approach to diversifying the legal profession. Because of ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, the Summer 2021 class marked the second online-only instruction in the program’s history.
Read More about University of Houston Law celebrates seven years of Pre-Law Pipeline ProgramUniversity of Nebraska Law receives Aviv Foundation grant to improve access to justice in rural areas
NEBRASKA TODAY — The Children’s Justice Attorney Education program, a partnership of the Nebraska College of Law and the Center on Children, Families and the Law, will increase the availability and accessibility of court-appointed and juvenile county attorneys thanks to a grant from the Aviv Foundation. The CJAE will support juvenile attorneys to better serve rural…
Read More about University of Nebraska Law receives Aviv Foundation grant to improve access to justice in rural areasA look at the University of Virginia Law class of 2024
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is welcoming a first-year J.D. class with the strongest academic numbers and the most racial diversity in the school’s history.
Read More about A look at the University of Virginia Law class of 2024Legal education experts discuss ABA report on diversity in the legal profession
REUTERS — A recent American Bar Association study found that the legal profession in America has remained overwhelmingly white and male over the last decade and that racial diversity among lawyers has actually regressed in some respects.
Read More about Legal education experts discuss ABA report on diversity in the legal professionCalifornia Western Law establishes unitary tenure track policy for faculty
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — The California Western School of Law is pleased to announce that the faculty and Board of Trustees have voted to adopt a unitary tenure track. This change to the institution’s Faculty Bylaws creates opportunities for its clinical, Legal Skills, and other skills professors who were hired as full-time faculty to…
Read More about California Western Law establishes unitary tenure track policy for facultyABA honors Northwestern Law professor Joyce Hughes and Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan with Margaret Brent Awards
ABA JOURNAL — The commission established the annual awards in 1991 to recognize and celebrate female lawyers who have achieved professional excellence within their specialty and helped pave the way for other women. It is named for Margaret Brent, who arrived in the colonies in 1638 and is recognized as the first female lawyer in North…
Read More about ABA honors Northwestern Law professor Joyce Hughes and Stanford Law professor Pamela Karlan with Margaret Brent AwardsABA survey shows little gain in the number of women and lawyers of color over the last 10 years
BLOOMBERG LAW — Women and minorities made only minimal gains in joining law firm ranks over the past decade, American Bar Association data released Thursday shows. The percentage of women lawyers increased to 37% in 2021 from 33% in 2011, according to the ABA’s 2021 Profile of the Legal Profession.
Read More about ABA survey shows little gain in the number of women and lawyers of color over the last 10 yearsA look at University at Buffalo Law’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program for underrepresented students
UBNOW — Johnniel Morales has a clear, powerful statement about how UB’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program, an immersive summer program for promising underrepresented students, changed his life. It’s about “admiring the value of my potential and the diversity that surrounds me as an opportunity to reflect and rebuild over the things that were seen as…
Read More about A look at University at Buffalo Law’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program for underrepresented studentsUConn Law assists graduate in effort to overturn racist property restrictions in state
UCONN TODAY — When David K. Ware ’76 JD, ’20 LLM learned his childhood home was in a development that had been intended only for whites, he decided to do something about racist real estate clauses still on the books.
Read More about UConn Law assists graduate in effort to overturn racist property restrictions in state