St. Louis area corporate counsel collaborates with law students on diversity and legal profession pipeline initiatives
THE ST. LOUIS AMERICAN — The St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) celebrated its 2018 Diversity Summer Kickoff, a celebration and recognition of two ACC programs, on June 5 at the Anheuser Busch Tour Center.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law was awarded the Law School Admission Council’s 2018 Diversity Matters Award in the area of Innovation.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Members of the 2018 University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program class were welcomed to campus with an orientation on Wednesday at the University of Houston Law Center. The program is now in its fourth year.
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FAST COMPANY — Law360’s 2018 Glass Ceiling Report found that women remain underrepresented among U.S. law firms, comprising just 36% of all attorneys.
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — As a recipient of the Embracing Diversity Scholarship from the NIU College of Law, Nehal Hindi was able to spend her final year of law school getting a head start advocating for herself and others.
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GLOBE NEWSWIRE — McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that it has awarded its 2018 1L Diversity Fellowship to Columbia Law 1L student, Bryson Malcolm.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Virginia Law student Nimrah Khan ’18 pursued an education far away from home that was not typical among young women in her Pakistani-immigrant community. She hopes to continue to help other young women and students strive for cultural inclusion in the legal profession.
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Earning a law degree is a significant accomplishment for any student, but for Shartory Brown – who will graduate May 19 from STCL Houston – the path to this triumph included conquering childhood homelessness, physical abuse, teenage pregnancy, and single motherhood, among other often debilitating life challenges.
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston 2018 graduate discusses overcoming life challenges on way to law degreeHoward Law launches Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — Howard University School of Law has created the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, headed by Justin Hansford, an associate professor at the school who will serve as the center’s executive director.
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ABA JOURNAL — Seven female professors at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law will receive back pay, compensatory damages and compensation increases stemming from an equal pay lawsuit brought in 2016 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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