Indiana State Bar Association may require mental health and diversity continuing legal education for lawyers
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Lawyers soon could be required to earn continuing legal education credits in diversity and inclusion and mental health and wellness under a proposal the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates will consider next month.
Read More about Indiana State Bar Association may require mental health and diversity continuing legal education for lawyersPre-law summit introduces HBCU students to law school
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The fifth annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo, the only large-scale national event in the U.S. aimed at assisting HBCU students and alumni become lawyers, is scheduled to kick-off on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
Read More about Pre-law summit introduces HBCU students to law schoolUC Irvine Law Dean L. Song Richardson honored with ‘Be the Change’ Award
UCI Law — At the 2nd Annual Diversity & Inclusion Unity in Service Celebration, UC Irvine Law Dean L. Song Richardson received the 2018 “Be The Change” Legal Excellence Award.
Read More about UC Irvine Law Dean L. Song Richardson honored with ‘Be the Change’ AwardNew report details race and gender bias in law
ABA JOURNAL — A new report details the endemic bias women and minority lawyers continue to face compared to their white male counterparts, but it also offers some tools to disrupt the status quo.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that having a chief diversity officer is not linked to significant gains in faculty diversity.
Read More about Study on university chief diversity officers and faculty hiringAALS and other higher education organizations file amicus briefs in Harvard University admissions lawsuit
JACKSON FREE PRESS — Groups exemplifying a diverse array of voices have supported Harvard University with friend-of-court briefs, including AALS.
Read More about AALS and other higher education organizations file amicus briefs in Harvard University admissions lawsuitLSAC diversity director Kent Lollis discusses use of race in college admissions
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Kent Lollis of LSAC discusses whether there is a proper role for the use of race in determining who gets into college and, ultimately, professional school.
Read More about LSAC diversity director Kent Lollis discusses use of race in college admissionsSanta Clara Law receives university diversity and inclusion award
SANTA CLARA LAW — The Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) at Santa Clara Law was recently honored by Santa Clara University for outstanding commitment and excellence in demonstrating diversity and inclusion to Santa Clara University and the greater community.
Read More about Santa Clara Law receives university diversity and inclusion awardUC Berkeley Law program expands access to law for disadvantaged high school students
BERKELEY LAW — The program, which serves area high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds, provides paid law-related internships and classes at Berkeley Law that integrate a legal curriculum with life and leadership skills.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law program expands access to law for disadvantaged high school studentsSouth Texas College of Law Houston student wins State Bar of Texas scholarship
STCL HOUSTON LAW SCHOOL — The Intellectual Property (IP) Law Section of the State Bar of Texas recently granted a second-year student at South Texas College of Law Houston with one of its two annual scholarships supporting women and minorities.
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