University of Tennessee Law students host diversity week with events advocating for LGBT rights
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard – who at the age of 21 was brutally attacked, tied to a fence, and left to die in Laramie, Wyo. because of his sexual orientation – spoke to students at the University of Tennessee College of Law on March 7.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Pennsylvania defended the academic freedom of Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, last year when she co-wrote a controversial op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer arguing that “all cultures are not equal,” despite the modern “obsession with race.”
Read More about Penn Law professor taken off of required courses after remarks about performance of African-American studentsUniversity of Houston Law accepting applications for pre-law pipeline summer program for undergraduate students
PRNEWSWIRE — The University of Houston Law Center is accepting applications for the fourth year of its award-winning Pre-Law Pipeline Program designed to increase diversity in the legal profession by introducing historically underrepresented groups of students to the demands of law school and opportunities for a law career.
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CONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE — Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association supporting UConn Law students’ participation in national moot court competition.
Read More about Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association supporting UConn Law students’ participation in national moot court competitionAdvice for law students and graduates on selecting a mentor
ABA JOURNAL — A panel discussion at ABA Techshow explored several ways for women and attorneys of color to find the right mentor.
Read More about Advice for law students and graduates on selecting a mentorUniversity of Tulsa Law hosts high school students for discussion on careers in law sponsored by LSAC
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW — More than 30 Tulsa-area high school students participated in The University of Tulsa College of Law’s Judge Carlos Chappelle Minority Law Awareness Day in February 2018.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO NEWS CENTER — The University at Buffalo School of Law has named Kendra N. Cadogan as its inaugural director of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law names inaugural director of diversity and inclusionA look at the legal profession landscape for women in Minnesota
KSTP — In terms of gender demographics, Minnesota’s legal landscape reached another milestone in 2017. For the first time, the number of women district court chief judges equaled that of men (five each) in Minnesota.
Read More about A look at the legal profession landscape for women in MinnesotaTwo Widener Commonwealth Law students recognized for promoting diversity
WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Rachel Hadrick ’13 and John Harris, a 3L student at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, were chosen to receive the Black Law Students Association’s Starla J. Williams Service Award, which honors a student and an alum in an effort to recognize their efforts to promote diversity within the legal community.
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OU DAILY — The University of Oklahoma College of Law and the University of Oklahoma Department of Native American Studies hosted the American Indian Law Review Symposium, entitled “Oliphant at 40: Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Today.” The symposium covered events since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe.
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