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Compounding Inequities in Law School Are Not Insurmountable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023.

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Law School Admissions on the Rise

Insight Into Diversity

The number of students admitted into law schools rose in 2022, marking the first increase in seven years, according to a new report by the nonprofit AccessLex Institute. However, the data shows some progress for law schools in recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. The rest is history.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. The rest is history.

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Illuminating Asian American Narratives in Literature and Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Entering college with plans to pursue law or science in accordance with my parents wishes and their vision of what constitutes a successful future, she found herself increasingly drawn to English courses that fueled my intellectual curiosity and gave me the tools to think more critically about the world around me.

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Concerning Trends in Law School Enrollment

Insight Into Diversity

Conducted by law professors from Yale University, New York University, and Northwestern University, the study is entitled “Affirmative Action and Racial Diversity in U.S. Law Schools, 1980-2021.” Despite these challenges, the national law student population has shown some progress in diversification.

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Cleveland State University Drops John Marshall From Law School’s Name

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The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will now be known as the CSU College of Law, according to a university news release. The decision comes after an ad hoc committee recommended the university rebrand the law school to cut association with Marshall due to his history of owning enslaved people.