University of Montana Law professor Monte Mills moderates panel with first Native American women U.S. Representatives at AALS Annual Meeting
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA — Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), the first two Native American women to serve in the United States Congress, joined Professor Monte Mills on a panel to discuss “Law, Representation, and Knowledge of Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples in American Democracy” at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association…
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DAILY EGYPTIAN — Black History Month kicks off at the beginning of February and is sponsored by the Black Resource Center, the Office of the Associate Chancellor of Diversity and Student Affairs. The kick off event will be at 5 p.m. on Feb. 3 in Shryock Auditorium. The event will feature a presentation on the 15th amendment…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two historical milestones are converging at the University of Virginia School of Law in the 2019-20 academic year: The school is celebrating 200 years since its 1819 founding, and 100 years since the school first admitted women, in 1920. The centennial of coeducation also coincides with the centennial of American…
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UNIVERSITY OD DETROIT MERCY LAW — On Thursday, Jan. 30, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will usher in Black History Month with an evening that acknowledges and celebrates the School’s past, present and future. In partnership with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the School will also introduce the Henry H. Tarrant Award for Black…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The clinic will provide students the opportunity to work directly on cutting-edge issues involving LGBTQ+ rights, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting underrepresented individuals and groups within the LGBTQ+ community. Clinic offerings include local and national projects covering the spectrum of LGBTQ+ issues. Students will engage in a range of work…
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AROUND THE O — Black History Month will provide the UO opportunities to celebrate and honor the strength, contributions and struggles of the black community on campus and beyond, as well as to assess where community is and where it needs to go. The month starts off with a Black History Month mixer at the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black…
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DAILY JOURNAL CALIFORNIA LAWYER — Legal profession surveys consistently show a persistent, systemic inclusivity problem: at 70% male and 88% white it is one of the least racially and gender-diverse professions in the U.S. Over 80% of all federal judicial clerkships are secured by white applicants. At large U.S. firms, women are only 20% of…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday, Jan. 21 for American University Washington College of Law’s 21st annual MLK Celebration in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event—presented by the Office of Diversity, Inclusions, and Affinity Relations—included a community reading, with 21 participating attendees…
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SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to the SMU Dedman School of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) for winning the Small Chapter of the Year Award at the Southwest Region of the National BLSA 4th Annual Regional Convention in Dallas. The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is one of the largest student-run organizations in the…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The report looked at the $37 billion in student debt that U.S. graduate students accrue each year, and found that this amount increased by 7 percent between the 2010-11 and 2017-18 academic years. In contrast, undergraduate student debt decreased by 21 percent during that time period. Undergraduate enrollment has also decreased more substantially than graduate…
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