ABA honors former University of Arkansas Dean Cynthia E. Nance with ‘trailblazer’ award
ABA NEWS — Five inspiring women lawyers, including former University of Arkansas Dean Cynthia Nance, were honored at the ABA Annual Meeting with the 2018 ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award and lauded as pioneers supporting the careers of other women lawyers nationally and internationally.
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BLOOMBERG — According U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017, woman are outpacing men in attaining a college education and advanced degrees.
Read More about Women are outpacing men in attaining advanced degreesGeorge Washington Law Associate Dean Alfreda Robinson elected President of National Bar Association
THE GW HATCHET — GW Law associate dean for trial advocacy Alfreda Robinson, was elected to serve as the next president of the National Bar Association. The National Bar Association is the United States’ oldest and largest network of black attorneys and judges.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — The Law Fellows Program at UCLA School of Law received the ChangeLawyer Award for 2018 in honor of decades of work promoting increased diversity in the legal profession and championing underrepresented college students interested in the law.
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MARKETWATCH — Walmart made a $100,000 grant to Council on Legal Education Opportunity Inc. (CLEO) to launch a scholarship to increase access to legal education among under-represented groups, minorities and low-income adults.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Yale Law professor Douglas NeJaime was named a recipient of the Dukeminier Award. The awards recognize the best sexual orientation and gender identity law review articles of the year and are published in a volume together.
Read More about Yale Law professor selected for Dukeminier AwardGeorge Washington Law Dean Blake Morant looks back on career path
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — GW Law Dean Blake Morant discusses how diversity has been a linchpin in his career and other experiences in his life that contributed to his success as a legal scholar and dean.
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ABA JOURNAL — The ABA surveyed almost 3,000 employees of businesses and law firms to examine sexual harassment in the workplace, how often incidents were reported, what prevented people from speaking up and whether senior leaders are creating environments where harassment is not tolerated.
Read More about ABA conducts harassment in the workplace surveyIndiana Maurer Law alumni named recipients of Savoy Magazine’s Influential Black Lawyers list
INDIANA UNIVERSITY — Four alumni from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law have been included in Savoy magazine’s annual listing of the most influential black lawyers in the United States. The listing showcases African-American men and women who have been recognized for their legal leadership and expertise in national and global corporations.
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WFMY NEWS — Florida State University President John Thrasher will seek legislative approval to remove former Florida Supreme Court Justice B.K. Roberts’s name from the main classroom building at FSU College of Law.
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