Minority Corporate Counsel Association co-publish report on law firm diversity and inclusion

December 12, 2020

MCCA — The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) in partnership with Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) is proud to announce our latest benchmark research assessing diverse and inclusive leadership within the legal profession: Leading Through Crisis.

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AccessLex Institute publishes aggregated information on law school enrollment, diversity, and bar passage

December 12, 2020

ACCESSLEX — The 2020 Legal Education Data Deck utilizes datasets made publicly available by third parties to offer a snapshot of certain data and trends organized around the three guiding principles of AccessLex Institute’s research agenda: access, affordability and value in legal education. This is a living document that is updated periodically.

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American Council on Education publishes report on racial disparities in higher education

November 30, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Council on Education recently published a six-chapter supplement to its original February 2019 report on race and ethnicity in higher education, which provides additional analysis of federal data to examine how the education system in the United States is serving and failing students of color.

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University of Colorado Law Suzette Malveaux discusses need for new civil rights legislation

November 28, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — In this lecture, Malveaux will explore how the U.S. Supreme Court’s civil procedure jurisprudence has undermined access to justice and civil rights enforcement, and why a new civil rights law is necessary during this critical and tumultuous time in our country.

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Georgetown Law faculty reflect on racism and inequality in the US

November 28, 2020

GEORGETOWN LAW — Georgetown Law’s Professor Paul Butler and Georgetown Professor of History and African American Studies Dr. Marcia Chatelain reflected on the Trump presidency and how the United States could move forward in addressing the persistent scourges of racism and inequality.

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Northeastern Law Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project hosts conference on restorative racial justice

November 28, 2020

NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — The conference convened people whose family members had been lynched alongside leaders including Coates, activist Angela Y. Davis, artists Dread Scott and Quanda Johnson, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, and others, for an in-depth conversation about the entrenched trauma of race-based violence.

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Penn State Dickinson Law receives CLEO EDGE Award for commitment to diversity and inclusion in legal education

November 28, 2020

PENNSYLVANIA STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law received a Council on Legal Education Opportunity Inc. (CLEO) EDGE Award during a virtual reception hosted by CLEO on Thursday, Nov. 12, in recognition of its significant commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in legal education.

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Law deans who created antiracist clearinghouse discuss AALS Impact Award

November 18, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — The Association of American Law Schools, one of the country’s leading voices in legal education, will award Dean Carla D. Pratt, Dean Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, and Dean Kimberly Mutcherson, with its inaugural Impact Award in a virtual ceremony on Jan. 5, 2021.

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Fordham Law faculty reflect on racial justice efforts

November 18, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The national movement for racial justice has touched every corner of the Fordham Law community, opening a frank conversation about bias, institutional racism, and what it takes to move forward.

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Georgia State University Law students and faculty participate in pandemic relief and social justice efforts

November 18, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — With the advent of COVID-19 and the global rise of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the Georgia State Law community spent the summer leading the way toward justice. Here’s a look at how some of our faculty, students and alumni are making a difference when people need it most.

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