Four Fordham Law students named New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellows

March 27, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Four Fordham Law students—Feyisara (Feyi) Idera ’26, Amy Kong ’26, Jane Sun ’26, and Jennifer Tiburcio ’26—were selected to participate in the 2024 New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Program.

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Podcast: How diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts can improve the legal profession

March 25, 2024

LIGHTHOUSE — In our series, In Conversation, Women Shaping the Future of Legal, leading women in the legal industry discuss how diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts can help improve work and the world.

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SIU Law seeks students for its Diversity Prelaw Summer Institute

March 12, 2024

THE SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN — High achieving college sophomores and juniors who want to gain insight into legal careers and prepare for law school are invited to attend the Southern Illinois University School of Law Diversity Prelaw Summer Institute.

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A look at current and proposed changes to the ABA diversity standard

March 7, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Law schools have come a long way since the “good ol’ boys” days, but they aren’t inclusive enough yet, according to the ABA’s Standards Committee.

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University of Washington Law hosts panel celebrating diversity

March 4, 2024

THE DAILY — UW law students, professors, alumni, and various professionals gathered in the Burke Museum Feb. 22 to celebrate diversity within the field of law. 

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Conference in North Carolina focuses on improving diversity in the legal profession

March 4, 2024

WSOC TV 9 — The Mecklenburg County Bar is inspiring young people to become attorneys and judges after a recent study found that less than 5% of lawyers are people of color.

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings at universities could face legal challenges

February 26, 2024

UC NEWS — If an employee believes that the job training they received requires them to support anti-racism theories, does that violate their free-speech rights? Perhaps. A federal appeals court in St. Louis heard arguments last week by two public school workers who believe so. 

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Black Justice Department prosecutors call for a more diverse profession

February 15, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Senior Black Justice Department prosecutors made an impassioned pitch to minority law students to overcome reservations of enlisting in an institution they may not trust.

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Rutgers Law Power of Attorney Podcast wins podcasting award

February 13, 2024

RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — Rutgers Law School’s “The Power of Attorney” podcast is the silver winnerin the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Podcast & Media category in the third annual Anthem Awards.

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University of Utah Law Arc Fellow Neida Morales discusses passion for increasing diversity in the legal profession

February 13, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Texas native Neida Morales recently received an Arc to Justice fellowship through the S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Arc to Justice program, which provides full-tuition scholarships to high-achieving first-year law students who have overcome significant obstacles in life.

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