WMU-Cooley Law Professor Florise Neville-Ewell honored by the National Bar Association
LEGALNEWS.COM — WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Florise Neville-Ewell was recognized as an “Outstanding Woman Lawyer Hidden Figure/Impact” nominee by the National Bar Association – Women Lawyers Division (NBA-WLD).
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THE LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE — A major new survey of the American legal sector has found the profession is moving painstakingly slowly towards a more diverse environment. The 98-page report, compiled by the American Bar Association, shows the US lags behind the solicitors profession in England and Wales for gender and racial diversity.
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WSFA 12 NEWS — Women are making history at the University of Alabama School of Law. Women now make up the majority of law students entering the class.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE LAW — Orientation is under way for the UB School of Law entering class of 2019. The class is 53 percent female and 40 percent non-white, hailing from 23 states and representing 99 colleges and universities.
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Dean Kimberly Yuracko discusses her extensive research on gender equity and surveys the current landscape of anti-discrimination law.
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ABA JOURNAL — A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Harvard Law Review violates federal law by using racial and gender preferences when selecting its student members.
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UNIV. OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center clinical professors met with six Chinese graduate and doctoral students to discuss legal education in the U.S. and human rights law on Wednesday.
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INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY — Law schools across the country are training students to combat legal discrimination against the LGBTQ community in whatever area they practice, as well as to broaden their vision for LGBTQ equality under the law, especially as it pertains to those with intersectional identities.
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INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY — For more than 35 years, the AccessLex Institute has provided resources to law schools and scholars by recognizing student barriers and offering services that help improve legal education access. The institute is a self-funded powerhouse of reinvestments for legal education.
Read More about A look at the AccessLex InstituteAmerican University Washington College of Law professor Robert Dinerstein testifies at D.C. hearing on disability services
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Tuesday, July 23, AUWCL Law Professor Robert Dinerstein, who oversees the Disability Rights Law Clinic, testified at a D.C. Council hearing regarding the District’s transition efforts as it looks to end a program which provides a range of medical and social services for people with disabilities.
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