University of Houston Law dean Leonard M. Baynes and SMU Dedman Law dean Jennifer Collins call on legal community to support Black lawyers
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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LAW.COM — Angela Onwuachi-Willig, dean of Boston University School of Law, and Danielle Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law, say it’s time for meaningful change at law schools.
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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.
Read More about AALS Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project creators discuss website and actionsNALP Survey: Women of color less satisfied with law school experience
BLOOMBERG LAW — A new study is offering data to back up what many have believed for years: that disparities exist in the educational and social experiences for women of color in law school. Women of color are less likely than their peers to have a positive view of race relations at their law schools, according…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As protests over the police killing of George Floyd and other Black people, the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and debates about policing put the spotlight on the country’s struggles with racism, many professors are wondering how to address those events in their classrooms this fall.
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TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — As members of the faculty and administration at the Florida State University College of Law, we write to call on the Florida House of Representatives to complete the legislative work that will allow us to rename the law school building.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law will host several virtual public forums designed to examine the racism in our laws and institutions, and to discuss specific policies and practices that could be implemented by local communities and the government to facilitate change through law.
Read More about University of Maine Law to host virtual public forum on policing reformUniversity of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Law considers name change over legacy
NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO — The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is rethinking its name, in light of concerns raised by students about President Franklin Pierce’s opposition to abolition. In a press release late Friday, the law school announced that it has “begun to evaluate the law school’s name as part…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School announced today that it has received a gift of $125,000 from trustee Timothy O’Hara ’96 and his wife, Colleen, to support the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). First announced in May, the Women’s Leadership Initiative is an innovative effort by Albany Law School’s Career and Professional Development Center and Office…
Read More about Albany Law School receives gift to support Women’s Leadership InitiativeRutgers Law co-dean Kimberly Mutcherson discusses the role of higher education in addressing racial injustice
PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL — Kimberly Mutcherson, the first woman, LGBTQ and black dean of Rutgers Law in Camden, talks with the Business Journal about the vital role of higher ed institutions. “College is this incredibly important time of formation and it’s this moment of hopefully learning a lot of things about yourself, but often learning things…
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