Santa Clara Law professor Pat Cain discusses the legacy of the first women law professors

May 27, 2021

IJPR.ORG — Now consider all the other people who had to help: women who were the first women in their law schools, women who became the first teachers in law schools. That last category is the focus of Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors.

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Former prosecutors launch law school scholarship for women in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

May 20, 2021

REUTERS — A group of 33 women, most of whose careers overlapped in the Southern District of New York in the late 2000s and early 2010s, announced a new scholarship program for female law students Friday, created to honor the legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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UC Irvine Law launches Newmeyer Dillion Diversity Scholarship

May 20, 2021

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce the creation of the Newmeyer Dillion Diversity Scholarship.

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Ohio State University Law students want university to end agreements with Columbus Police

May 20, 2021

LIMAOHIO.COM — About 40 law students and others gathered for the sit-in on the second floor of Drinko Hall in front of the door to the office of the law school’s dean.

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Opinion: Suffolk Law professor Sarah J. Schendel discusses the impact of the pandemic and racial justice protests on Black law graduates

May 20, 2021

BLOOMBERG LAW  — A survey of Black graduating law students focusing on how their career plans were affected by the pandemic and calls for racial justice last year showed many of their lives were seriously disrupted. Suffolk University Law School assistant professor Sarah J. Schendel summarizes the survey findings about the hardships some faced in preparing

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Syracuse Law to launch required course on race and implicit bias

May 20, 2021

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Our commitment to fostering a campus community that is free from discrimination and that embraces the diversity of its community members is rooted in the belief that multiple points of view and different life experiences, ethnicities, cultures, and belief systems are essential to academic excellence and to your successful navigation of

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Black law students report stress and anxiety amid pandemic and police violence

May 20, 2021

ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Graduates hoping to swiftly start careers as attorneys instead faced cancelled interviews and delayed first paychecks. And for Black law school graduates, there were additional, devastating stressors as the country faced a swell of anti-Black police brutality, and protestors took to the streets.

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Survey explores student opinions on college racial climate

May 20, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students speak out about what they’ve seen and what they expect from their colleges with regard to racial justice and climate.

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Case Western Reserve Law student Justin Hill publishes articles on race and law

May 19, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY OF SCHOOL OF LAW — At CWRU, students have an opportunity to publish articles in three Law Journals: Case Western Reserve Law Review, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law and Health Matrix. In addition, faculty work with students to help them place their seminar papers and independent study scholarship in journals outside the law

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College faculty face stigma in disclosing disabilities

May 17, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Faculty members with disabilities say stigma prevents some from being open about their conditions, and the path to the academy still has its barriers.

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