University at Buffalo Law student Shakierah Smith named diversity, equity, and inclusion editor of Buffalo Law Review
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Law Review’s staff voted to name Shakierah Smith ’22 to the position. It carries a broad portfolio focusing on welcoming more underrepresented minorities to its editorial staff and diversifying its published scholarship.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University Law Black 3L Students marked their impending graduation with their first ever Sankofa Celebration. Held Wednesday, April 28, in-person on the lawn next to the Law School and livestreamed, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Inaugural Sankofa event was an opportunity to reflect upon…
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — At an Alumni of Color event honoring the life and legacy of the Law School’s first Chinese graduate, participants underscored the need to support Asian and Asian American law students.
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WSIU NPR — Students and faculty at the SIU School of Law are working on a project examining race, slavery, history and the law. We spoke to one of the professors on the project about the significance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Willamette University College of Law faculty voted to adopt a Statement on Racism, Hate, and Violence. The statement takes note of the College of Law’s unique historic obligations to the state and region.
Read More about Willamette Law faculty adopt statement on racism, hate, and violenceInstitute for the Advancement of the American Legal System publishes guide to address bias in legal hiring and education outcomes
INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM — IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, released two new guides—an Instructional Design Guide and a Hiring Guide—which detail innovative ways for legal educators and legal employers to implement data-driven, outcomes-based standards underpinned by IAALS’ Foundations for Practice research.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Asian and Asian American student activists across the country want to bring about changes to curricula and campus life.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — U of A law professor Jordan Blair Woods challenges the conventional wisdom that only police can enforce traffic laws. In “Traffic Without Police,” to be published in Stanford Law Review, Woods articulates a new legal framework for traffic enforcement, one that separates it from critical police functions, such as preventing and deterring crime,…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law professor Jordan Blair Woods discusses removal of police from traffic enforcementUniversity of Colorado Law Anti-Racism and Intersectionality Caucus reports findings in first newsletter
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — Professor Deborah Cantrell developed the caucus in fall 2020 to create an ongoing space for 1Ls to converse about, experience, and practice anti-racism and intersectionality. Approximately 20 1Ls participated this academic year.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In response to an increase of assaults and fatal attacks against Asian Americans across the country, the University of Houston Law Center recently hosted a virtual event, “Combating Anti-Asian Violence.”
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