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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Profs. McCrory & Lopez Student Receptions
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PIPELINES…. M A U R E R L A W DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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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