St. John’s Law students wins annual intellectual property diversity scholarship
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW –Rising 3L student K. Terrell Hutchins received the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship. This marks the seventh consecutive year that a St. John’s Law student has won the award, and Hutchins is thrilled to be the 2018 recipient.
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ SCHOOL OF LAW — Ohio State 2L student Lyndsey Andray strives to cultivate a sense of community and intersectionailty in law school. Andray serves as president of OutLaws, a student group dedicated to promoting legal issues and policy change that affect the LGBTQ+ community.
Read More about Ohio State Law student strives to create sense of community in law schoolUniversity of Arizona Law program emphasizes tribal law and human rights work
THE DAILY WILDCAT — For almost 30 years, University of Arizona’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program has been one of James E. Rogers College of Law’s most prominent programs. UA Law has recently been ranked number one by the National Jurist two years in a row for having the largest amount of Native American students.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Inside Higher Ed is releasing our new report, “Diversifying Graduate Schools and the Faculty,” today. The students of American colleges are diversifying in many ways, and many colleges are finding that their faculties lack the kinds of diversity present in their undergraduate populations.
Read More about Inside Higher Ed releases report on diversifying graduate schools and facultyEmory Law student finds the confidence to embrace excellence
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Emory Law 3L student Victoria Sparks accomplished so much while in law school: symposium editor for Emory International Law Review, president of Emory Black Law Students Association, and recipient of the Delores P. Eldridge Commitment to Diversity Award and the Excellence in Leadership Award in 2017.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake Law student Jasmine Meikle applied and was accepted in the Council on Legal Education Opportunity. The organization matched Meikle with several law schools, and Drake was at the top of her list. While studying at Drake, Meikle interns at the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission.
Read More about Drake Law student finds calling in civil and human rightsBoston Law student named recipient of inaugural diversity scholarship
BC LAW — Boston College Law student Stephanie Johnson is the first beneficiary of the new Building the Legacy Scholarship Fund formed by the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. An avid advocate and leader within the community, Johnson is a Boston College Law Public Service Scholar.
Read More about Boston Law student named recipient of inaugural diversity scholarshipGraduation gaps persist for students from low income backgrounds
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — Elite colleges have increased the number of low-income students enrolled in recent years, but getting those students to graduate has been more challenging. The average difference in six-year graduation rates between students who received Pell grants—federal awards for low-income families—and those who didn’t was 8.9 percentage points
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UGA TODAY — Thanks to a $3 million gift—the largest outright donation in school history—the University of Georgia School of Law will be able to continue transforming the legal education experience for many of its first-generation college graduates.
Read More about University of Georgia Law launches First-Start Scholars Program for first-generation college graduatesSyracuse Law Dean Craig Boise discusses school’s diversity and inclusion initiatives
THE DAILY ORANGE — Students, professors and administration of Syracuse University’s College of Law — in recent interviews with The Daily Orange — acknowledged a lack of diversity in the student body and faculty there, detailing a slew of wide-ranging initiatives and ideas to bolster representation at Dineen Hall.
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