Inequities are driving women from law firms

May 17, 2021

BLOOMBERG LAW — A recent ABA study is packed with bad news for women in law firms. Co-authors Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg have some ideas on what Big Law can do.

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Duke Law launches speaker series examining systemic racism in America

May 10, 2021

DUKE LAW — New speakers series provides academic and historic lens for law students grappling with the high-profile killings of Black Americans by law enforcement in 2020.

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UC Irvine Law creates endowed scholarship to foster social and economic diversity within the legal profession

May 10, 2021

MYNEWSLAW.COM — The University of California, Irvine School of Law Thursday announce the creation of a $100,000 endowed scholarship that will allow it to further its commitment to diversity.

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Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses implementation of anti-racist initiatives and programs

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Over the past year, the Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) has been instrumental in articulating a set of priorities and catalyzing the implementation of initiatives throughout the Law School in furtherance of our institutional commitment to anti-racism. The

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Survey: Many students underwhelmed by college racial justice efforts

May 10, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The latest Student Voice survey shows what college students think about their institutions’ actions in the aftermath and year since George Floyd was killed last May — and what campus leaders can do now to take bolder steps toward racial justice and equality.

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Report: Flagship universities fail to enroll Black and Latino students from their state

May 10, 2021

THE HECHINGER REPORT — Fifteen state flagships had at least a 10-point gap between the percentageof Black public high school graduates in their states in 2019 and the Black share of freshmen they enrolled that fall, according to federal data analyzed by The Hechinger Report and The Washington Post.

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American University Washington College of Law students launch Women of Color Coalition

May 10, 2021

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — After bringing the idea to Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity Relations Lisa Taylor, and with the help of Assistant Director of Student Affairs Lucinda Gardner and SBA Director of Diversity Initiatives Isabel Garcia, AUWCL’s Women of Color Coalition (WOCC) was born.

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University at Buffalo Law student Shakierah Smith named diversity, equity, and inclusion editor of Buffalo Law Review

May 10, 2021

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Law Review’s staff voted to name Shakierah Smith ’22 to the position. It carries a broad portfolio focusing on welcoming more underrepresented minorities to its editorial staff and diversifying its published scholarship.

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Case Western Reserve Law Black Law Students Association hosts Sankofa graduation celebration

May 10, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University Law Black 3L Students marked their impending graduation with their first ever Sankofa Celebration. Held Wednesday, April 28, in-person on the lawn next to the Law School and livestreamed, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Inaugural Sankofa event was an opportunity to reflect upon

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Columbia Law honors the legacy of first Chinese graduate Hong Yen Chang

May 10, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — At an Alumni of Color event honoring the life and legacy of the Law School’s first Chinese graduate, participants underscored the need to support Asian and Asian American law students.

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