Mitchell Hamline Law faculty passes anti-racism resolution
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAE — Mitchell Hamline School of Law is pledging to work toward becoming an antiracist law school, with the passage of a resolution approved last week. The resolution commits the school to several actions to “identify and eliminate racism that exists at our school, in the legal profession, and in the judicial system.”
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Since 2007, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has reached hundreds of undergraduate students in the greater Philadelphia area through the Outreach Program, Applying to and Succeeding in Law School.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Professor E. Tendayi Achiume testified in a virtual hearing, “H.R. 40: Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in America,” that the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held on Feb. 17.
Read More about UCLA Law professor E. Tendayi Achiume testifies before US House Judiciary Subcommittee on reparations for slaveryAuthor Ibram X. Kendi discusses the role of law schools in antiracism efforts at Mitchell Hamline Law
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Historian and antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi called on Mitchell Hamline and other law schools to be at the center of antiracism work in the United States. The discussion is believed to be the largest non-commencement event held at Mitchell Hamline or its legacy schools in recent memory.
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ABA JOURNAL — More minorities are getting hired as associates, but law firm leadership is mostly white and male because of a diversity “bottleneck” and higher rates of minority attrition, according to an ABA survey report. The 2020 Model Diversity Survey Report is the first ABA report on diversity, equity and inclusion in law firm practice.
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LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Lisa Benjamin is participating in a series of webinars the ABA section on Civil Rights and Social Justice is doing during the month of February in honor of Black History Month. Benjamin will be a panelist on Climate Effects on Communities of Color February 26.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — AccessLex Institute seeks to broaden access and increase law school enrollment of underrepresented students with LexScholars by AccessLex, an innovative diversity pipeline program. As a nonprofit organization is dedicated to addressing the most critical issues facing legal education.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW MAGAZINE — A webinar providing diverse perspectives on the topic of police reform was convened at BC Law February 2 by the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy. Panelists provided an expansive view of what has been done both federally and within the Commonwealth on this hot-button issue.
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Senior Associate Dean Afra Afsharipour participated in the Feb. 5 panel discussion “Insights on Teaching Race in Business Law.” The event was presented by the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance and the University of Virginia John W. Glynn Jr. Law and Business Program.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2021 University of Miami Law Review Symposium will explore a range of socio-legal issues analyzing the current state of criminal justice and possible avenues through which we can cultivate a more equitable and forward-thinking justice system in its three-day virtual programming.
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