Temple Law student recognized for service to transgender community
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Rising 3L student Jasper Katz has been recognized for his service to the transgender community with both an Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest award and the David Rosenblum award, given by the LGBT Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Approximately 100 underrepresented students from Yates High School experienced “A Day in the Life of a Law Student” recently at South Texas College of Law Houston’s “Discover Law Day,” hosted by the school’s Black Law Students Association chapter and sponsored by the Law School Admissions Council.
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ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In addition to being a full-time student and mother to her young son, St. Mary’s Law student Aisha Denis has been a member of the St. Mary’s University Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and the School of Law’s ID Recovery Project at Haven for Hope.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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