Harvard Law acknowledges slaves who contributed to founding with new plaque
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – On September 5, Harvard Law School unveiled a memorial to the enslaved people whose labor helped make possible the founding of the school.
Read More about Harvard Law acknowledges slaves who contributed to founding with new plaqueUSC Gould Law welcomes most diverse class in its history
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW – The 187 members of USC Gould’s Class of 2020 comprise an eclectic group, with diverse backgrounds and accomplishments.
Read More about USC Gould Law welcomes most diverse class in its historyDrake Law’s newly minted partnership with three HBCUs to help increase diversity
TIMES-DELPHIC – Drake partnered with Lincoln University in Missouri and Pennsylvania and Kentucky State University in Kentucky for the program.
Read More about Drake Law’s newly minted partnership with three HBCUs to help increase diversityFirst African-American graduate of University of Mississippi Law’s gift to support scholarships for students
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW – Retired state Supreme Court justice Reuben Anderson’s most recent gift will provide scholarships for full-time law students.
Read More about First African-American graduate of University of Mississippi Law’s gift to support scholarships for studentsHBCU pre-law summit supports students and alumni interested in law school
MARKETS INSIDER – This groundbreaking summit is the exclusive national event of its kind in the entire country focused on empowering HBCU students and graduates interested in attending law school.
Read More about HBCU pre-law summit supports students and alumni interested in law schoolDuke Law provides pre-law fellowship program for underrepresented undergraduates
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – The Law School welcomed its first cohort of PreLaw Fellows this past June.
Read More about Duke Law provides pre-law fellowship program for underrepresented undergraduatesRutgers Law student hopes law school will prepare him for work in civil rights
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – Kemar Brown’s interest in law was sparked in high school, now, after earning two master’s degrees and working in several other fields, he’s attending law school.
Read More about Rutgers Law student hopes law school will prepare him for work in civil rightsTop law firms struggle to make gains in diversity
GLOBAL LEGAL POST – Top American law firms have slowed down their push for diversity as new research reveals that minority lawyer representation grew by less than a percentage point this year.
Read More about Top law firms struggle to make gains in diversityReport: Blacks and Hispanics less represented at top colleges than 35 years ago
NEW YORK TIMES – Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago.
Read More about Report: Blacks and Hispanics less represented at top colleges than 35 years agoBrooklyn Law student wins LGBT Bar Association writing competition
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – Sarah Capasso-Kosan ’18 won First Place in the Michael Greenberg Writing Competition at the National LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Conference in San Francisco in August.
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