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Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of what we do at the Law School Admission Council. Through our partnerships with our member law schools, we鈥檙e striving to give students from all walks of life a chance to make the dream of a law career a reality 鈥� and, in turn, create a legal system that reflects the society it serves.
December is a busy time in legal education 鈥� from students preparing for finals, to candidates preparing their applications, to deans and admission officers building their incoming classes for 2020.
The late Janet Reno, who served as attorney general under President Bill Clinton from 1993 through 2001, once remarked that the more research we conduct in the arena of equity, the clearer it becomes that we need to reach further and further back in the pipeline if we are to address barriers where they begin.
The Law School Admission Council recently awarded the top prizes in its annual Diversity Matters Awards to three law schools, two in the Southwest and one on the East Coast, that demonstrated the utmost commitment to increasing diversity in the legal profession...
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...
n a previous blog post, we told you about how one student started her journey into the world of law via an event sponsored by the Law School Admission Council under its Diversity Matters grant program. Today, we share more stories of students who come from diverse backgrounds, but were able to discover that a legal education was within reach for them.
Abyan Gurase knew where she wanted to go; she just didn鈥檛 know how to get there. 鈥淚 always knew I wanted to go to law school,鈥� says Gurase, who was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a refugee when she was a young child. 鈥淏ut maybe back then, I didn鈥檛 know what it meant to be a lawyer.鈥�
Falsified test results. Nonexistent athletic careers invented via Photoshop. Massive amounts of money. These were the hallmarks of the admissions scandal that鈥檚 rocking the world of higher education.
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.
