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Today, December 3, is the United Nations鈥� International Day of Persons With Disabilities. The U.N. has marked this occasion since 1992, and the goal of the observance is to 鈥減romote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.鈥� That goal is at the core of our mission at 爱游戏体育, where we鈥檝e worked hard to help people with disabilities enter the legal profession and add their diverse voices to our justice system.
Helping to make justice accessible to all is a mission we share in at 爱游戏体育 and we do that, in part, by educating and inspiring potential and current law students about the many nontraditional paths to becoming a lawyer and making an impact in the world of law...
鈥淭he conventional law student is kind of a myth.鈥� That鈥檚 Charlie, a law school student who believes empathy is the most valuable skill to develop when pursuing a degree in law. Charlie鈥檚 story is one of five featured in the Law School Admission Council鈥檚 BE IndiVISIBLE campaign. Being 鈥渋ndivisible鈥� means ...
One of the things I enjoy doing most is helping people along their path to becoming lawyers and leaders...
It鈥檚 Global Accessibility Awareness Day, an annual event that focuses on digital access and inclusion for persons with disabilities. The purpose of this day is to get people talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion, especially as it relates to people with disabilities. The reality is...
As staunch supporters of law and education, all of us at the Law School Admission Council are thrilled to wish you a happy Law Day 2019.
Being the first person in your family to attend law school鈥攊n other words, a 鈥渇irst-gen鈥� student鈥攃omes with a unique set of challenges. Here, Camille deJorna shares her thoughts about first-gen students and 爱游戏体育鈥檚 work expanding access and equity in education.
Today I am thrilled to introduce Flor Gonzalez, a 3L student at Chapman University鈥檚 Dale E. Fowler School of Law in California. Like Kendeil Dorvilier and Mamadou Jawo, Flor is already committed to doing work in the legal field that will advance equity, access, and diversity across our society.
This week I鈥檓 pleased to introduce Mamadou Jawo, whose journey to law school at the University of Wisconsin began in his childhood, in West Africa. There, one day after school, he went to see his father at the police station where his father worked, and what he saw there became a cornerstone in his dream of becoming a lawyer.
One of the biggest challenges I face in leading the Law School Admission Council is also one of the most rewarding parts of my job: advancing access and equity through law and legal education. While the challenge comes from the structural inequities in society that only grow deeper without keen vigilance and productive action, the reward comes from working with our member schools and others who join in 爱游戏体育鈥檚 mission to 鈥渂end the arc鈥� toward justice.
