American University Washington College of Law dean Camille Nelson honored at National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair
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 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 — 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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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Rachel Barnes ’21, a J.D.-MBA candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been elevated to national chair of the National Black Law Students Association. Among the initiatives Barnes is taking over is an NBLSA effort to strengthen prelaw, alumni and current membership bases as well as build relationships with…
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor Susan Hazeldean, founder and director of the Brooklyn Law School LGBT Advocacy Clinic, will receive the inaugural LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Section. The award will be presented at the AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in January. Hazeldean’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education will recognize the University of Houston Law Center at a welcome reception on Nov. 14 on the University of Texas campus. The Law Center will be acknowledged for its fourth consecutive INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. The…
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA — Along with the Women Lawyers Section of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, UND School of Law recently cosponsored a Symposium on Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession in which nearly 100 people participated. Teri McMurtry-Chubb, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law with the UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago,…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Female academics have about half the followers of men on Twitter and wield otherwise diminished influence there, according to a new study. The analysis pertains to medicine, but women across fields say the findings ring true. Observers of gender dynamics, casual or expert, probably won’t be surprised by the findings. But they do…
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THE RED & BLACK — The University of Georgia School of Law has endowed an LGBT-focused scholarship. The Stonewall Equality Scholarship Fund will benefit students who have demonstrated leadership in LGBT issues or plan to advance equality during their careers as lawyers, according to a news release from the Law School.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Attorneys in the LGBTQ community said it is incumbent upon people of all orientations to create an inclusive atmosphere during a recent talk at the University of Houston Law Center. The event was presented by OutLaw, a student organization for LGBT concerns devoted to the issues of gay, lesbian,…
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