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Starr Gibens, a third-year student at North Carolina State University, was interested in a legal education before she attended an online Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program. After attending, though, she had no doubt law was in her future.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year鈥檚 observance of this important event is particularly special: It鈥檚 the 75th such observance, and it coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At 精东影业, we鈥檙e committed to helping people from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, pursue their dreams of legal education and add their diverse voices to our justice system.
We recently celebrated two years of 精东影业鈥檚 鈥淟ive with Kellye & Ken鈥 webinars and marked the anniversary by hosting a conversation with Dean Jenny Martinez of Stanford Law School.
Without the ability to host in-person events during the COVID-19 pandemic, law school candidates and admission offices have had to get creative, with virtual office hours, Zoom panels, and other opportunities to connect digitally. 精东影业 is also embracing those opportunities.
精东影业 joins the entire legal community and nation in mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and we offer our condolences to her family and friends.
How can law schools ensure that candidates and students with disabilities are getting a fair chance and reasonable accommodations at all times, including this especially unsettling time amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
Haley Moss knows that for our legal system to function the way it should, it needs to look like the people it represents 鈥 including people with disabilities.
Yesterday, July 26, marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, arguably one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in the past three decades.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education in an unprecedented way, and one aspect of that disruption is that LGBTQIA+ law students, who already face unique challenges on their path to a career in law, are now finding it harder to connect with other members of their community. How can we reimagine the idea of 鈥渃ommunity鈥 during this time of upheaval and health concerns?
On a recent installment of the Law School Admission Council鈥檚 Justice Hour, a series of webinars focusing on advancing equity and inclusion in the legal profession, we were honored to host Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Dean Chemerinsky 鈥 a national expert on issues of constitutional law, federal practice, appellate litigation, civil rights and civil liberties, and criminal procedure 鈥 joined us to discuss two recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court that affect legal education and important aspects of Americans鈥 lives.