Stanford Law to host “Women In Law Hackathon” for law firms

April 25, 2016

BIZWOMEN – Stacy recruited professionals from 54 law firms to participate in the digital brainstorming session and it will conclude with an in-person pitch event in June at Stanford Law School.

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Arkansas Law diversity program receives support from Walmart

April 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – The Walmart Legal Department has committed $50,000 per year for the next three years to support the University of Arkansas School of Law’s existing diversity program.

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Opinion: LSSSE Director raises concerns about some law school admissions

April 19, 2016

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – “Plummeting law-school enrollments [can] be both good news and bad news for black and Latino students aspiring to practice law.”

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University of Georgia Law graduate confirmed as vice chancellor on Delaware Court of Chancery

April 7, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Nominated by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Montgomery-Reeves is the first African-American in the 220-plus-year history of the court to serve as a vice chancellor. She is also only the court’s second female vice chancellor.

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Howard University Law alumnus becomes first African American JAG assigned as special victim prosecutor

April 7, 2016

HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Major Jeremy Broussard (HUSL 2007) recently learned that he has become the first African American JAG to be assigned as an SVP—i.e., a Special Victim Prosecutor.

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Yale Law releases diversity report

April 4, 2016

YALE DAILY NEWS – A year after the Coalition of Concerned Students protested Yale Law School Dean Robert Post’s annual State of the School address in March of 2015, Post has shared a report on the state of diversity at the school.

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Indiana McKinney Law to hold summer law and leadership academy for underrepresented undergraduate students

March 28, 2016

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will host its Summer Law and Leadership Academy the week of June 13-18 at Inlow Hall.

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Harvard Law to implement inclusivity efforts

March 28, 2016

BLOOMBERG BNA — The successful fight to retire Harvard Law School’s controversial shield emblem, which has ties to a slaveholding benefactor, has ignited a new battle over equality and racism on the Cambridge campus.

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Oklahoma Law announces new endowed scholarship with preference given to Native Americans

March 28, 2016

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF LAW – The Frank and Lucille Pope Endowed Scholarship will generate approximately $31,050 annually to be awarded to eligible students, with a preference given to Native Americans, specifically of Cherokee descent.

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University of Arkansas Law to offer scholarship to eligible Native American law students

March 14, 2016

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE – A $100,000 gift from a Fort Smith couple will establish a scholarship at the University of Arkansas School of Law for American Indian students who are citizens of federally recognized tribes.

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