University of Georgia Law launches scholars program to support prospective students in state
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE – Named in honor of Georgia Supreme Court Justice and alumnus Robert Benham, the new program aims to make UGA Law a possibility for Georgians who think it’s beyond their reach.
Read More about University of Georgia Law launches scholars program to support prospective students in stateSouthern Illinois University Law hosts two-day workshop on leadership for women
WSIL (ABC SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) – Professors encouraged both men and women to attend the sessions in an effort to understand the challenges women face as they climb the corporate ladder.
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law hosts two-day workshop on leadership for womenA look at student body diversity at University of Oklahoma Law
NEWSOK – Today nearly one-quarter of students enrolled in the program identify as nonwhite, including those who identify as being two or more races, according to data from the OU College of Law.
Read More about A look at student body diversity at University of Oklahoma Law2017 enrollment demographics for Indiana law schools
INDIANA LAWYER – Three of Indiana’s four law schools have shrunk in recent years but overall, minority enrollment has slipped while the number of women has been increasing since 2015.
Read More about 2017 enrollment demographics for Indiana law schoolsNational Law Journal study focuses on lack of diversity in Supreme Court clerk appointments
BIG LAW BUSINESS – Most major law firms today have opened their ranks to a broader spectrum of society, but very little has changed to expand clerk diversity at the high court.
Read More about National Law Journal study focuses on lack of diversity in Supreme Court clerk appointmentsDrake Law enters admissions partnership with 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY – Drake University Law School has entered into a partnership with a global nonprofit organization dedicated to the intellectual development and economic empowerment of the African American community.
Read More about Drake Law enters admissions partnership with 100 Black Men of America, Inc.NALP data finds percentage of women in minorities at law firms increased slightly in 2017
ABA JOURNAL – The percentages represent small gains over last year’s figures, however, the percentages are still below pre-recession levels.
Read More about NALP data finds percentage of women in minorities at law firms increased slightly in 2017Report finds African-Americans are shut out of top positions in Boston
BOSTON GLOBE – Most major law firms have few, if any, black partners.
Read More about Report finds African-Americans are shut out of top positions in BostonLegal profession is diversifying, but not at the top
WASHINGTON POST – Minority lawyers now make up 16 percent of law firms but remain scarce at the top, where only 9 percent of law partners are people of color, according to new data.
Read More about Legal profession is diversifying, but not at the topWhy women leave the legal profession
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION – In an effort to understand why women seem to leave the legal profession at what should be the height of their careers, more than 160 lawyers gathered at Harvard Law School in November.
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