American Council on Education issues statement on proposed Title IX rules
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — ACE and 60 other higher education associations submitted comments today on the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations, underscoring the commitment of institutions to fairly, effectively, and compassionately investigate and resolve allegations of sexual harassment.
Read More about American Council on Education issues statement on proposed Title IX rulesUC Irvine Law hosts teach-in and training for legal community on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
UCI LAW — Established in 2017, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach-in & Training at UCI Law provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and local attorneys to come together to discuss opportunities to advocate for justice in a variety of legal practices.
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ABA JOURNAL — The ABA House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed two resolutions Monday opposing legal discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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LAW.COM — More than 170 general counsel and corporate legal officers have signed an open letter to big law firms, lamenting new partner classes that “remain largely male and largely white.” The letter says their companies will prioritize their legal spend on those firms that commit to diversity and inclusion.
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LAW.COM — A pair of prominent law firms are stepping up their efforts to recruit women and minority law students with programs they say are unlike any others now offered in Big Law.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gives “significant racial preferences” to underrepresented minority applicants while ignoring race-neutral alternatives for achieving diversity, according to documents filed on Friday in federal court in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — This week, South Texas College of Law Houston hosted a “meet-and-greet” and interview readiness panel for diverse students from all three Houston law schools. Approximately 100 first-year law students learned from a panel of seasoned attorneys.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program will be honored Jan. 25 by the American Bar Association’s Council for Diversity in the Education Pipeline for its efforts on behalf of diversity in the legal profession.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center recognized by ABA for pre-law pipeline programOpinion: Harvard Law students oppose military recruitment at school due to ban on transgender people serving in the military
HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law students speak out about the presence of the U.S. Army and Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps at the Massachusetts Law School Consortium Job Fair taking place on Harvard Law’s campus.
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LAW.COM — The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is in the process of interviewing pioneering women law professors for an oral history project. The project seeks to collect the stories and wisdom of the academy’s female pioneers and preserve those insights for current and future law teachers.
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