Study: Low-income undergraduate students disproportionately affected by pandemic

July 10, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – As colleges plan to welcome students back — whether virtually or in person — this fall, a new study sheds light on the damaging effect the Covid-19 pandemic has already wrought on students’ educations.

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Study: Gender and race gap in faculty tenure likely to widen due to pandemic

July 10, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED – In a new article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of 17 scholars warns that COVID-19 will widen the equity gap in research for women and other underrepresented groups for years to come. The authors focus on women because there are already some data demonstrating how their research

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California law makers urge state to lower bar pass score over racial disparities

July 10, 2020

THE RECORDER – Four state lawmakers have called on the California Supreme Court to immediately drop the score required to pass the bar exam, saying the test has a “racially discriminatory impact” on would-be lawyers.

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American University Washington College of Law to co-host Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice

July 9, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – American University Washington College of Law is once again proud to partner with AU’s School of Education (SOE), along with the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, to present the Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice(SIEEJ).

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UC Irvine Law professor Michelle Goodwin launches podcast on policing, racial justice, and voting rights

July 9, 2020

UC IRVINE LAW – Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is launching a new podcast with Ms. Magazine titled, “On the Issues with Michele Goodwin.” The first episode, which focuses on policing in America, airs on Tuesday, June 30 and features UCI Law Dean L.

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University of Houston Law town hall covers implicit bias training, pipeline programs, and discussions on race

July 9, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER – Three University of Houston Law Center alumni discussed racism in society at large, how it can be addressed in the legal profession, their own personal experiences and a number of similar wide-ranging topics during a recent town hall, “Racism and What To Do About it.”

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Florida Law schools launch consortium to address racial justice and policy reform

July 9, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF LAW — In light of longstanding and recent acts of racist violence, the Deans of the 12 law schools in Florida have formed the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice (FLSCRJ). This collective will leverage the strengths and educational roles of every law school in the state to assist community

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University of Houston Law dean Leonard M. Baynes and SMU Dedman Law dean Jennifer Collins call on legal community to support Black lawyers

July 9, 2020

HOUSTON CHRONICLE — As deans of leading law schools in Dallas and Houston, we join together to provide background on these historic events, to condemn all forms of discrimination, and to issue a call to action to work with the legal community to eradicate the continuing scourge of racism and other forms of discrimination.

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AALS Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project creators discuss website and actions

June 24, 2020

DIVERSE — During one such discussion, Danielle Conway, dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, juxtaposed photographs of police brutality victims alongside pictures of Black deans.

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