UCLA Law professor Devon Carbado named American Bar Foundation Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
PUBLIC NOW — University of California, Los Angeles School of Law professor Devon Carbado has been named the 2018-19 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law at the American Bar Foundation. The appointment is among the highest positions dedicated to the promotion of diversity and equality in the legal profession.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Devon Carbado named American Bar Foundation Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and LawUniversity of Montana Law to offer indigenous law program in summer 2018
MISSOULA CURRENT — University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law will offer the 11th annual Summer American Indian and Indigenous Law program, which offers nine weeklong courses from June 4 to August 3. Expert Indian law scholars and practitioners from around the country will lead the courses.
Read More about University of Montana Law to offer indigenous law program in summer 2018A look at the University of Houston Law’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The success and promising future of the University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program is being highlighted in the May edition of Texas Lawyer.
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ACCESSLEX — The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) recently released the 2017 Top 240 Feeder Schools for ABA Applicants. This annual publication lists the 240 schools that supply the most applicants to ABA-approved law schools per academic year.
Read More about AccessLex reports on the undergraduate institutions that send the most students to law schoolWeekly legal education report from National Law Journal’s Karen Sloan
LAW.COM — Can a new online learning program reach minority undergraduates interested in law school? Plus, Karen Sloan examines how Florida International University manages to dominate the Sunshine State’s bar exam.
Read More about Weekly legal education report from National Law Journal’s Karen SloanCreighton Law’s Black Law Students Association honored by university
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY — The Black Law Students Association was honored by Creighton University as the “Most Outstanding Graduate/Professional School Student Organization” for the 2017-18 academic year.
Read More about Creighton Law’s Black Law Students Association honored by universityBrooklyn Law LGBT Advocacy Clinic and Cardozo Law Civil Rights Clinic win settlement related to prison sexual assault case
VICE — LeslieAnn Manning says she was raped by another inmate in 2013. Five years later, she won a historic sum from the state — but she’s still locked up in a men’s facility. Brooklyn Law School LGBT Advocacy Clinic litigated the case alongside with the Civil Rights Clinic at Cardozo Law School.
Read More about Brooklyn Law LGBT Advocacy Clinic and Cardozo Law Civil Rights Clinic win settlement related to prison sexual assault caseAmerican University Washington College of Law hosts conference on African-Americans and the legal profession
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On April 17, American University Washington College of Law proudly presented the 22nd Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law. This annual conference addresses matters of law and associated issues that affect African-American life and culture.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law hosts conference on African-Americans and the legal professionFirst-generation lawyers face additional challenges in transition to practice
LAW PRACTICE TODAY — The runway for new lawyer success is shorter than ever, and all lawyers face challenges making the transition from school to practice. But first-generation lawyers can face an even steeper climb.
Read More about First-generation lawyers face additional challenges in transition to practiceStudy: Colleges tend to recruit from more affluent and less diverse high schools
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Colleges like to tout their commitment to diversity, but the way they recruit students tell a different story. A research study on high school recruitment visits found that high schools that were visited for recruiting events tended to be whiter and wealthier than schools that were not visited.
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