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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has partnered with the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund to promote its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, which aims to create the next generation of lawyers fighting for civil rights in Black communities in the American South.
With the 2021 admission cycle, we witnessed the highest applicant volumes we’d seen in a decade, with a marked increase in applicants from minoritized groups, adding up to a historic milestone — the most racially diverse entering law school class in history.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ LawHub® has come a long way since it launched early last year to provide LSAT prep tools to candidates, but we think there’s even more this platform can do — for candidates, law students, and those who’ve already earned their degrees.
Funded in part by a grant from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, Denver Law has launched a new prelaw program to provide college students from underrepresented groups with multifaceted support and access to resources that foster a culturally grounded, whole student approach.
The words "Black Lawyers Matter" are not just a clarion call that the Black race matters. They are confirmation that the Black race’s place in the legal profession matters. Explore the reasons why with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Chief Diversity Officer Angela Winfield.
The team that administers the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ PLUS Program at Akron Law reflects on the program’s success and lasting impact.
By Emma K.F. Schulze
By Emma K.F. Schulze
Ebony Freeland Bryant reflects on how the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ PLUS Program, which she oversees at Duke Law, has impacted both the students she has worked with and her own life.
By Ebony Freeland Bryant
By Ebony Freeland Bryant
The new Chair of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Board of Trustees shares his vision of the "Generation of Change" with attendees at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Annual Meeting.
By John Valery White
By John Valery White
How we address topics and people in everyday life affects everything and everyone around us. Simply put, language matters.
By Meera E. Deo
By Meera E. Deo
Using the PLUS Program as a model, three Texas schools developed a unique model of student-support collaborations between an HBCU and a PWI.
By Eric Dieter
By Eric Dieter
