Opinion: Georgetown Law professor Tiffany Jeffers says the legal system must do more to protect Black women
USA TODAY — For almost eight years, I was a prosecutor in Baltimore. I worked with police, victims and witnesses to enforce a system of laws I believed protected people from violence. Naively, I included myself, a Black woman, in the group of persons I believed the law protected.
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ABA JOURNAL — After unrest escalated across the nation following the killings of George Floyd and other African Americans by police, many law schools issued solidarity and anti-racism statements. But a fair number of those institutions have few if any Black tenured professors, says Meera Deo.
Read More about A look at efforts to improve data on race and law faculty hiringEconomic impact of the pandemic may widen college funding racial disparities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Several studies show colleges that serve greater percentages of students of color, and are more likely to enroll students who struggle with poverty and other inequities in succeeding in college, have less to spend for each of their students than better-heeled institutions.
Read More about Economic impact of the pandemic may widen college funding racial disparitiesBlack administrators underrepresented in top university positions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Black and African American employees make up less than 10 percent of higher education professionals, according to the latest data from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. White employees account for more than three-quarters of all higher education professionals.
Read More about Black administrators underrepresented in top university positionsArizona State University Law joins ABA Legal Education Police Practice Consortium
ASU NOW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is joining the American Bar Association and dozens of law schools across the country in the formation of a Legal Education Police Practices Consortium to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety.
Read More about Arizona State University Law joins ABA Legal Education Police Practice ConsortiumUCLA Law celebrates anniversary of Critical Race Studies Program
UCLA LAW MAGAZINE — As UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies program celebrates 20 years, seven of our scholars take a close look at these challenging times. the Critical Race Studies program remains unparalleled in legal education, is a key area of renown for UCLA Law, and ranks among our most popular centers of scholarship for students.
Read More about UCLA Law celebrates anniversary of Critical Race Studies ProgramFlorida A&M Law Student Bar Association hosts virtual town hall on racial justice
CLICKORLANDO.COM — Students from the FAMU College of Law are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss a number of topics they say have affected African-American and minority communities, including race and how to progress as a society. They said they’re doing their part to be rattlers for justice and as future lawyers and policymakers.
Read More about Florida A&M Law Student Bar Association hosts virtual town hall on racial justiceFordham Law receives donations to fund racial justice initiatives
THE FORDHAM RAM — Fordham Law School announced that it received more than $3.5 million in donations to fund racial justice initiatives. The acquired funds will serve many purposes, including expanding the Increasing Diversity in Education and the Law (IDEAL) program, according to Matthew Diller, dean of Fordham Law.
Read More about Fordham Law receives donations to fund racial justice initiativesHoward Law dean Danielle Holley-Walker receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse Project
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) inaugural Impact Award will be presented to the five law deans who created the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project, including Danielle Holley-Walker (Howard University School of Law).
Read More about Howard Law dean Danielle Holley-Walker receives AALS Impact Award for the creation of Antiracist Clearinghouse ProjectUniversity of Nebraska Law joins ABA Legal Education Police Practice Consortium
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN — The University of Nebraska College of Law has joined other U.S. law schools and the American Bar Association to address issues in policing and police work. The consortium will make recommendations to the American Bar Association that will be implemented into the law college curriculum.
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