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Colleges review law enforcement and criminal justice programs amid national focus on race
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the wake of national protests against police violence and anti-Black racism, several colleges are reviewing or planning to alter their law enforcement or criminal justice curricula.
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North Carolina Central University School of Law launches Social Justice and Racial Equality Initiative
NEWS BREAK — The North Carolina Central University School of Law has launched the Social Justice and Racial Equality Initiative to provide educational outreach on social justice, anti-racism and other equity concerns.
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Texas A&M Law Library launches anti-racism research guide
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Dee J. Kelly Law Library at Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth launches its first anti-racism research guide early August. The collection houses over 400 resources that “will help users learn more about anti-racism and how to become anti-racism allies and accomplices.”
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Excellence in Teaching Professional Responsibility Online — Texas A&M — University School of Law — August 4, 2020
- Are Your Students Learning? Online Formative Assessment is Vital! — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — August 5, 2020
- Power, Privilege, and Transformation:Lessons from the Pandemic for Online Legal Education — University of Miami School of Law — August 5, 2020
- Bankruptcy Skills Workshop — University of Miami School of Law — August 7, 2020
- Adaptive Zoning: Climate, COVID, & Racial Justice — AALS Section on Property Law — August 10, 2020
- Wednesday Conversation Series #7 — New York Law School — August 12, 2020
- Ninth Annual Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership Workshop — Seattle University School of Law — August 13-14, 2020
- Faculty Recruitment Services Candidates Workshop — Association of American Law Schools — August 18, 2020
- Wednesday Conversation Series #8 — New York Law School — August 26, 2020
- Wednesday Conversation Series #9 — New York Law School — September 9, 2020