Boston College Law student Zane Fernandez awarded diversity scholarship

November 19, 2019

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — Zane Fernandez ’21 has been named one of seven recipients of the 2020 Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship presented annually by Ropes & Gray. He is the third Boston College Law School student to be so honored in the past four years. Fernandez will receive a $25,000 award to

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UC Irvine Law student Viridiana Chabolla challenges move to end DACA

November 19, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Chabolla, now a law student at UC Irvine, will be at the Supreme Court to defend the rights of people like her to continue working and paying taxes, a right she was granted under the Obama administration with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

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Georgetown Law student groups host Intersectionality Week

November 18, 2019

GEORGETOWN LAW — The purpose, as Bernadel explained, was to promote a collective of diverse and complex voices by bridging the gap between different communities and creating a space for open and vulnerable dialogue”— through a number of events and discussions.

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University of Georgia Law introduces Stonewall Equality Scholarship fund for leadership in LGBTQ community

November 18, 2019

GEORGIA VOICE — The University of Georgia’s (UGA) School of Law has successfully endowed the Stonewall Equality Scholarship Fund for law students who demonstrate leadership in the LGBTQ community – the first LGBTQ scholarship at UGA and the first LGBTQ law scholarship among Georgia law schools. The fund will benefit students who demonstrate leadership in LGBTQ issues

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Mercer Law celebrates 100 years of women students with exhibit

November 18, 2019

MERCER NEWS — Mercer will celebrate 100 years of women at Mercer Law School on Nov. 21 at Macon’s historic Douglass Theatre with a panel discussion featuring eight female law alumnae as well as the American Bar Association (ABA) traveling exhibit commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment.The panel will be moderated by Mercer Law School

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Mercer Law hosts ABA exhibit commemorating 100 years of 19th amendment

November 18, 2019

MERCER NEWS — Mercer Law School from Nov. 13-23 will host an American Bar Association (ABA) traveling exhibit commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Organized by the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress, the exhibit chronicles the history of the women’s suffrage movement, the legacy of post-1920

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Study finds disparities in college enrollment and degree completion among rural students

November 12, 2019

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students in rural areas have lower average rates of college enrollment and degree completion compared to nonrural students, according to findings in a new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The findings, published in the American Journal of Education, show that while the divide has narrowed since the

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American University Washington College of Law dean Camille Nelson honored at National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair

November 12, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW  — On Nov. 8-9, 2019, Dean Camille Nelson will be honored among the nation’s Black law deans at the 15th Annual Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair taking place at the Columbia University School of Law in New York City. Dean Nelson is also a featured speaker at the conference,

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University of New Mexico Law hosts discussion on white supremacy organizations

November 11, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Under the Child & Family Justice Initiative, the UNM School of Law holds monthly Social Justice Lunchboxes addressing a variety of topics not otherwise covered in traditional law school classes. The presentation was both informative and interactive.  Salhab and Toth first described their experiences in organizations with strong white

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University of Virginia Law professor Barbra Spellman receives Women in Cognitive Science Leadership Award

November 11, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Barbara Spellman, a professor of law and psychology at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named a recipient of the Women in Cognitive Science Leadership Award.  The award, sponsored by the Psychonomic Society and Women in Cognitive Science, recognizes initiatives that individuals have undertaken, beyond their own students

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