University of Tennessee Law Symposium looks back at 100 years of the 19th Amendment
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSE-KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW — In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Law symposium this month focused attention on the power that has come with women’s voting rights.
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PENN STATE DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW — For the third year, Dickinson Law students, family and friends gathered inside the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium to celebrate their heritage, unity and academic achievements, as well as those who supported them throughout their educational journey, during the annual Donning of the Kente ceremony.
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PENN STATE DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW — In recognition of his outstanding leadership, steadfast integrity, and enduring contributions to Penn State and the LGBTQA community, Penn State Dickinson 2L student Robert “Bob” Gavin was named the 2019 recipient of the Dr. Susan R. Rankin Award during a ceremony on Friday, April 12 at University Park.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In collaboration with the University of Miami LGBT Student Center, OUTLaw ended the school year with an annual Pride Picnic which took place following the Miami Beach Pride Parade. It also created a network in the greater Miami community and nationally becoming an affiliate of the National LGBT Bar Association.
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ROLL CALL — The Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Green at Georgetown University Law Center is a point of pride for the women in attendance for its groundbreaking Tuesday.
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UCI LAW — UCI hosted the 2nd Annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD) on April 4, 2019, recognizing faculty, staff and alumni who have accomplished academic and professional achievements in the UCI Latino community.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — On Saturday, March 30, the American University Washington College of Law’s (AUWCL) Office of Diversity and Inclusion sponsored the 23rd Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law.
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LAW.COM — Law schools are generally supportive of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and employees—at least on paper. That’s the takeaway from the National LGBT Bar Association’s inaugural Law School Climate Survey-2019.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study argues that law schools’ use of the LSAT is effectively limiting black enrollment in law schools. The study is by Aaron Taylor, executive director of the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence and a longtime expert on diversity in legal education. The study appears in the Florida International University Law Review.
Read More about Study looks at the LSAT and black law student enrollmentWays to improve diversity and inclusion in the legal profession
LAW.COM — Over the past two decades, the legal industry has talked a lot about diversity yet accomplished little. A key reason for this is that diversity by itself isn’t enough. Instead, organizations need to focus on the broader concept of diversity plus inclusion.
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