Women make up a majority of law students for the first time

December 19, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES – A new analysis finds that women, for the first time, make up a majority of law students.

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Hawai’i Law awarded two-year grant to increase support for students from diverse backgrounds

December 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA – The UH Law School has been awarded a two-year $120,000 grant that will specifically increase support for students from underserved and underrepresented communities in the school’s highly regarded Ulu Lehua Scholars Program.

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Tulsa Law director of admissions wins diversity award at state bar association’s Women in Law Conference

December 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW – April Fox, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at The University of Tulsa College of Law, was honored with a 2016 Oklahoma Bar Association Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Award for Diversity at the Women in Law Conference in Oklahoma City.

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Thirty-six law firms to implement ideas from Stanford Law’s Women In Law Hackathon to break down gender divide

December 12, 2016

BLOOMBERG BNA – Thirty six law firms have signed on to implement and pilot ideas generated by the Women In Law Hackathon, a June event at Stanford Law School in which teams of lawyers pitched ideas to increase gender parity in their workplaces.

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Report on the gender gaps found in law schools

December 5, 2016

INSIDE HIGHER ED – A new report documents unequal patterns involving gender in law school enrollments.

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GMU Antonin Scalia Law dedication launches scholarships for students in need

December 5, 2016

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ANTONIN SCALIA LAW SCHOOL – The $20 million anonymous gift that inspired the name change are earmarked for scholarships that will enhance the school’s diversity and stature while benefiting students.

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Brooklyn Law School features exhibit of a history of Latina lawyers

December 5, 2016

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE – Brooklyn Law School (BLS) hosted a showing of and reception for “Luminarias de la Ley: An Exhibit of the First Latina Lawyers 1900-1980,” a pictorial timeline of the history of Latina lawyers in the U.S.

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Pepperdine Law to host two-day interactive seminars to help women with negotiation skills

December 5, 2016

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY – The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law will present the recurring workshop, “Women’s Negotiation Academy: Creating Skilled and Sophisticated Negotiators.”

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IIT Chicago-Kent Law receives Access Group grant to support summer undergraduate program

December 5, 2016

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – Chicago-Kent College of Law has received a $102,000 grant from the Access Group Center for Research & Policy Analysis to support a summer program for college students that promotes diversity in the legal profession.

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Two major law firms announce diversity scholarships for summer associates

December 5, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – In an effort to improve their diversity profiles, two major law firms this week awarded scholarships to nine law students hailing from diverse backgrounds.

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