Indiana University Maurer School of Law Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives 2020-21 BLSA Executive Board August 2020

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OVERVIEW INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

VISIBILITY GAP

Key Initiatives

Alumni and Students

To provide greater structural support to issues of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

To better showcase and show our pride in our alumni and students from underrepresented backgrounds

RECRUITING

PROGRAMMING

JD Admissions

New & Long-standing Programs

To improve numbers of underrepresented students in our entering classes (* and a note on faculty recruiting)

To integrate programming throughout the law school curriculum and training for faculty, staff, and students

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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AREAS OF FOCUS A summary of key efforts in the last few years to integrate issues of diversity and inclusion.

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KEY ACTIONS Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Assistant Director Appointed

Steps Taken Creation of standing Diversity & Inclusion Committee Creation of Assistant Director of Admissions and Diversity Recruiting Establishment of Diversity & Inclusion Fellow in Student Affairs Approval of Faculty Diversity Hiring Action Plan

D&I Fellow in Student Affairs

Faculty Hiring Plan

Improved Diversity on Boards

New Boards Created

Expanded positions on Board of Visitors and Alumni Board to increase diversity Creation of Global Alumni Advisory Board and Young Alumni Steering Committee Expanded engagement with alumni affinity boards

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VISIBILITY GAP

HIGHLIGHTING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY To better showcase and show our pride in our alumni and students from underrepresented backgrounds.

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KEY ACTIONS Banner Campaign

Endowed Professorship

Steps Taken Banner Campaign Juanita Kidd Stout Professorship The Juanita Kidd Stout Bicentennial Marker Student Leadership Award in Promoting Inclusion Moot Court Room Naming and New Installation Bicentennial Research Assistant Program BLSA Alumni Advisory Board Profiles Increased Social Media Profiles and Highlights History Presentation at Orientation Emphasizing Trailblazing Alumni and Alumni of Color

Student Leadership D&I Award

Bicentennial Marker

Enhanced Social Media - Alumni

Moot Court Naming - Alumna

Coordinated Strategies for Increased Recognition of our Talented Faculty

Faculty Recognition

RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSE FACULTY

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

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Prof. Jessica Eaglin recognized with IU Bloomington’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Achievement Award (the first since the early 1990s).

Prof. Christiana Ochoa assumed Executive Associate Dean position, the first woman of color to hold the position.

Prof. Luis Fuentes-Rohwer and Prof. Christiana Ochoa appointed to the prestigious Herman B Wells Professorships.

Prof. Victor Quintanilla appointed as an IU Bicentennial Professor.

Prof. Jeannine Bell elected into the prestigious American Law Institute.

Prof. Kevin Brown a finalist in the national CLEO EDGE Honors Awards.

Prof. Jay Krishnan chosen for Academic Leadership Academy (Big 10 Academic Alliance).

Prof. Jessica Eaglin and Prof. Timothy Lovelace supported with prestigious fellowship at Princeton.

Prof. Gina-Gail Fletcher and Prof. Timothy Lovelace supported with visits at Duke (and Virginia).

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NEW ADJUNCT FACULTY

Judge Pryor ‘03

Judge Rodriguez ‘80

Kimberly Richardson ‘06

Intersession Course

Intersession & Summer

Intersession Course

Terrance Stroud ‘03 Summer Program

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NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Alonso Weems ‘95

Gonzalo Curiel ‘79

Laurie Robinson Haden ‘98

Jean Marie Pechette ‘80

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RECRUITING

ACTION STEPS A wide-range of specific steps have been taken to improve diversity in our entering JD classes and to maintain diversity in our graduate degree programs.

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STUDENT RECRUITING PARTNERSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIPS

HBCU Initiative

Women’s Colleges Initiative

OVPDEMA Scholarships

Expanded Admitted Students Day & Prelaw Programs

iCLEO & SWEL Programs

Law Firm Summer Scholarships

Alumni Engagement/Affinity Boards

BC Bridge & NYC Program

Julian Bond/SPLC Scholarship

LSAC Plus Program Application

Miami/Judge Rodriguez

Sustained increase in scholarships overall

Undergraduate Receptions (Prof. McCrory and Lopez)

Law Firms, Corps., High Schools

Post-admission support

OUTREACH

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RECRUITING Some Examples National Black Prelaw conference The Latino Justice Fair Benedict College Central State University Dillard University Fisk University Morehouse Spelman Tennessee State

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Brooklyn College Bridge Program

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PIPELINES….

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Profs. McCrory & Lopez Student Receptions

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PIPELINES….

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PROGRAMMING

NEW AND LONGER-STANDING Student support, faculty and staff trainings, alumni engagement….

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Minority Alumni Reception

Diverse Student Law Day

Rapheal M. Prevot Jr. Barrister’s Ball

National Bar Association

Prof. Brown’s Home

Local High & Middle Schools

One of the only in the nation

Alumni Breakfast

New Programs

SOME ADDITIONS

STUDENT SUPPORT

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Veteran’s Day Celebrations; Women of Color Brunch Celebrations of Chinese, Korean, and Thai New Years Expanded CSO programming: Cook County Bar Association's Minority Job Fair ; Lavender Law Job Fair Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s Success in Law School Mentoring Program LatinX Breakfast; Williams Institute Competition; BLSA Moot Court/Mock Trial Student Affairs Anti-Racism and Diversity & Inclusion Programming

Anti-racism Big 10 Speaker’s Series on Race & Law Courses Listings re Race and the Law/Equality ABA Collaboration for Center on Police Accountability Expanded Campus Speaker Series Book Club for The New Jim Crow (Student Affairs/ Library)

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Wide range of speakers from Student Organizations, IJLSE programming/symposia, and endowed speakers.

Faculty Training

RECENT PROGRAMMING

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Faculty Retreat (2020) (difficult classroom discussions) Faculty Retreat (2019) (micro-aggressions, classroom issues, Michael Shermis, Story Insights Community) Faculty Retreat (2018) (Dr. Evelyn Carter, Research Scientist in BruinX, of the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)

INCLUSIVE TEACHING

2018: Presentation by Vice Provost of D&I Office (Mary Murphy meetings) Brown bags and discussions at faculty lunches and faculty meetings (e.g., last week) The Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting with Student Affinity Groups (listening tour and meetings) Hosting of Faculty Retreat Programming Meetings with Vice Provost and others on campus.

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RECENT PROGRAMMING

Student Workshops

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Inaction: A Threat to Representation and Inclusion Mr. Rory G. James, IU School of Public HealthBloomington Impostor Syndrome: Am I Who I Say I Am? Dr. Maria Hamilton Abegunde, Founding Director of IU Graduate Mentoring Center

STUDENT AFFAIRS

How to be an Ally: Recognizing Our Own Privilege CAPS Diversity & Outreach Team Events: Diversity Mixer; Black History Month Series; Maurer Movie Night Series; Name & Gender Marker Trainings; Diversity in the Workplace Panel

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Prof. Kevin Brown

Prof. Jeannine Bell

Prof. Luis Fuentes-Rohwer

Prof. Christiana Ochoa

Critical Race Theory

Hate crimes, policing

Immigration, Voting rights

International human rights, development

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Prof. Victor Quintanilla

Prof. Jessica Eaglin

Prof. Deborah Widiss

Prof. Jay Krishnan

Bias, Access to Justice

Sentencing, Mass Incarceration

Gender Equality, Parental Leave Laws Access to Justice, Global Legal Professio