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Law Schools See Record Diversity Ahead of Affirmative Action Ban

Insight Into Diversity

The law school class of 2023, admitted before the U.S. The Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) analysis of ABA data reveals that 40% of the current law school class are students of color, up from 39% in 2022, marking a third year of record diversity. of the first-year class.

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Study Investigates Racial Minority Student Law School Experiences

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having meaningful relationships with law school faculty and staff is essential for underrepresented racial minority (URMs) students as they decide on law school options, adjust to academic environments, and negotiate in-school experiences, a recent study found. law schools. law schools.

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Kevin R. Johnson Wins Michael A. Olivas Award from Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Olivas Award, a national award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) that recognizes leadership and mentorship in diversity and mentoring in the legal academy. Johnson Johnson is law school dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law, and professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis. “I

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HBCUs Advance Legal Equity Through Community Engagement and Partnerships

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(Photo courtesy of the University of Kentucky) As part of a recently established partnership between Simmons College of Kentucky, a Louisville-based HBCU, and the University of Kentucky (UK), the institutions are creating a pre-law constitutional studies program at Simmons, which has not had a law school since the 1930s.

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2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them

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2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them. In the last 20 years, law school enrollment has been anything but consistent. In just a five-year period, from 2010 to 2015, the number of first-year law students decreased by more than 29%. For the 2022 cycle, law school applications are down.

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What Just Happened at Stanford Law School?

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BY JENNIFER RUTH Inside Higher Ed covers a story today that blew up over the weekend. That is, it “blew up” in a particular way in particular outlets. I found out about it quickly only because I look at the twitter accounts of those on the right who believe that institutions of higher ed are…

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices. Orrick, Jr. Gavin Newsom.