University of North Carolina Law event tackles religious and gay rights issues

March 30, 2018

INDY WEEK — The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law hosted a panel of speakers on Thursday as part of a series of conversations by the pro-LGBTQ group Tolerance Means. The panelists, called “dialogue catalysts,” gave their take on the series title—“Religion and Gay Rights: Do They Have to Be at Odds?”

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Brooklyn Law School forum looks at sexual harassment in low-wage employment settings

March 30, 2018

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — On March 22, a panel of leading scholars and experts explored the legal and policy issues specific to these women in low-income jobs who often suffer from sexual harassment at the Law School’s annual Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Forum.  

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American University Washington College of Law students spend spring break in Navajo Nation studying legal issues

March 30, 2018

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Six American University Washington College of Law students spent a week in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation, on an Alternative Spring Break trip organized by the law school’s student organization Action for Human Rights.

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Study: Tuition increases hurt diversity efforts at colleges

March 30, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Tuition hikes are linked to decreased student diversity on public college campuses, according to a new paper finding the strongest effect at two-year institutions and nonselective four-year institutions.

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Sexual harassment training mandatory for University of Ottawa Law students

March 27, 2018

FULCRUM — This January, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, common law section has implemented mandatory sexual assault prevention training for all first-year students.

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John Marshall Law hosts diversity week events

March 27, 2018

GLOBENEWSWIRE —  This month, The John Marshall Law School in Chicago celebrated Diversity Week. Each year, the law school hosts a week of programming celebrating its diversity. This year’s theme was Live Law in Color.

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A look at the Brooklyn Pipeline Initiative to increase diversity in the legal profession

March 23, 2018

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — Students from the Brooklyn Pipeline Initiative met this week at the Brooklyn Bar Association where they were paired with attorney mentors, who helped them develop a resume and cover letter.

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New book looks at the experience of South Carolina’s first African-American law students and lawyers

March 23, 2018

COLUMBIA STAR — To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the University of South Carolina’s School of Law, Historic Columbia invites you to join W. Lewis Burke for a special lecture about his recently published book, All for Civil Rights: Black Lawyers in South Carolina, 1868- 1968, on March 28.

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Opinion: Education skepticism not as wide-spread as feared

March 23, 2018

THE NEW YORK TIMES — In Alabama’s recent special Senate election, the progressive group Priorities USA was looking for ways to lift African-American voter turnout. So Priorities tested several different advertisements, to see which ones made people want to vote.

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Analysis: Law schools can be slow to react to sexual harassment cases

March 23, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — Of the three law school deans who recently stepped down after sex harassment allegations—two of whom who received sexual harassment findings, while another dean’s conduct was found to be bullying—none lost their jobs immediately, despite criticism from students and alumni.

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