BYU Law admits first predominantly female class
DAILY HERALD — The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University’s incoming class of 2021 is the law school’s first predominantly female class. Women make up 52 percent of the 104-student class, according to dean of admissions Stacie Stewart.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline is being honored with two awards for its efforts around diversifying the pool of law students.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — “INSIGHT Into Diversity” magazine has honored the University of Houston Law Center for the third consecutive year with its Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center receives national diversity awardIndiana 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.
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