Survey finds large gender discrepancy in law firm partner pay
BLOOMBERG LAW — Last year, female partners earned an average of $627,000 annually compared to $959,000 for male partners, according to the 2018 Partner Compensation Survey, published Dec. 6 by legal consulting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.
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UCLA LAW — The Law Fellows Program at UCLA School of Law has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence to continue its trailblazing efforts to increase diversity in the legal profession.
Read More about UCLA Law Fellows program receives grant to boost diversity in the lawUCLA Law professor files affirmative action lawsuit against University of California system
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Lawsuit seeks information on candidates for admission throughout University of California campuses, seeking to demonstrate that race continues to be a factor in admissions.
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UCLA LAW — Now the Jonathan D. Varat Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita after her retirement in June, Carole Goldberg has stood at the summit of her profession for decades.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO), a national organization founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year through the CLEO EDGE Awards.
Read More about The Council on Legal Education Opportunity honors American University Washington College of Law’s diversity initiativesThe status and definition of ‘first-generation’ college students vary across higher education
NEW YORK TIMES — Department of Education interprets first-gen status in at least 3 different ways: the legislative definition (no parent in the household has a bachelor’s degree) and two used for research (no education after high school; no degree after high school). Still other definitions are often used by colleges and educational associations.
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NPR — The Harvard trial wraps up on Friday. And for the past three weeks, the group Students for Fair Admissions has argued that the Ivy League school discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
Read More about Poll: How Americans feel about affirmative action in higher educationHow the Harvard University admissions lawsuit could have implications for many U.S. colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the last week, a major subject of testimony in the trial over Harvard University’s admissions policies was whether the university could maintain a diverse student body without considering race in admissions.
Read More about How the Harvard University admissions lawsuit could have implications for many U.S. collegesUniversity of Houston Law Center commemorates Diversity Matters Week
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Nearly 300 high school and undergraduate college students received an inside look at the legal profession last week during Diversity Matters Day in Krost Hall at the University of Houston Law Center.
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THE GONZAGA BULLETIN — Camesha Little, the new assistant dean of students and director of academic support and bar programming at Gonzaga Law School never expected her J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law would land her in Spokane.
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