University of Iowa Law Center for Human Rights launches racial equity series
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LAW — For twenty years the UI Center of Human Rights (UICHR) has been dedicated to standing up for the rights of all people, in the US and abroad. Established in 1999, by Iowa Law Professor Burns H. Weston, Professor Rex Honey, and Dorothy M. Paul, the UICHR has worked to fulfill its mission of…
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — The UNM Black Alumni Chapter Oral History Project was spearheaded by Barbara Brown Simmons, UNM alumna. Brown Simmons, founder and current president of the chapter, is a former criminal defense attorney residing in California.
Read More about University of New Mexico Law Black Alumni Chapter launches oral history projectUSC Gould Law faculty discuss the impact of protests for racial justice on the presidential election
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — As marches against police brutality and systemic racism continue across the United States, USC experts predict what the responses from Donald Trump and Joe Biden will mean in November.
Read More about USC Gould Law faculty discuss the impact of protests for racial justice on the presidential electionProfessors and students host nationwide “teach-in” on racial justice and police reform
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Academics across the U.S. strike and teach for racial justice and an end to police violence against people of color.
Read More about Professors and students host nationwide “teach-in” on racial justice and police reformLawyers from underrepresented backgrounds share experiences in the legal profession
CBA NATIONAL — Recent events in the United States have highlighted the prevalence of explicit, individual, and systemic racism in American society and its devastating impacts on Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC).
Read More about Lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds share experiences in the legal professionAdvice for law firms in recruiting diverse law graduates amid the pandemic
BLOOMBERG LAW — Covid-19 has required law firms to pivot to remote recruiting, and the shift means being even more intentional about recruiting ethnically diverse and LGBTQ+ law students.
Read More about Advice for law firms in recruiting diverse law graduates amid the pandemicReport: College group finds Black students are less likely to have paid internships
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Black students are more likely to be in unpaid internships and participated in more unpaid internships than their white peers, according to new research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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ABA JOURNAL — When leaders of the Vanderbilt Law Review realized they would meet remotely this semester, they also realized they wouldn’t need to collect the dues that usually pay for their space and supplies.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law Review students support ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship FundSanta Clara Law student Adena Ishii discusses advocacy efforts with League of Women Voters
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Adena Ishii 2L was profiled on KQED about her efforts to make the League of Women Voters more inclusive and diverse. Ms. Ishii served as president of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville from 2017-2019. She’s the first woman of color ever to hold this position…
Read More about Santa Clara Law student Adena Ishii discusses advocacy efforts with League of Women VotersInsight Into Diversity magazine honors Stetson University Law
FLORIDA PATCH — Stetson University College of Law received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
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