The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity.
Two weeks remain to submit your nominations for Indiana Lawyer’s inaugural Diversity in Law awards program.
As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a decision that could fundamentally alter affirmative action, a group of law deans — including Dean Christiana Ochoa at IU Maurer School of Law — has issued a statement affirming the deans’ commitment to diversity.
Nominations are now open for Indiana Lawyer’s newest event, Diversity in Law.
The Hispanic Lawyers Division may be new, but its members know that the issues surrounding its creation have existed for a long time. That spirit guided us from the beginning and will propel future leaders to do great things.
It’s long been known that in-house legal teams expect the law firms they partner with to provide a diverse team of attorneys. Now, recent data are showing whether in-house teams are meeting those same expectations internally.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Christiana Ochoa said those who want to do away with requiring law school admission tests for diversity’s sake have it backward. And she is not alone.
Shahd Jaziri walked into the federal courthouse in Indianapolis last spring for an interview and felt the same thing others likely feel: intimidation.
Indiana’s appellate judges came together with special guests on Wednesday to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Indiana Statehouse.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana celebrated Black History Month on Friday with song and a discussion.
When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than it did a few years ago.
The White House and Democratic senators are closing out the first two years of Biden’s presidency having installed more federal judges than Biden’s two immediate predecessors.
The bipartisan vote of 60-31 by the U.S. Senate in favor of her confirmation to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals provided another example of how much people like and respect Judge Doris Pryor.
SCOTUS’ conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, a dispute that’s the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court.
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law next week will celebrate a $4 million financial gift designed to bolster diversity scholarship. The gift comes from an alumnus whose name has already been enshrined in the law school building.
The Supreme Court looks more like America than it ever has. The lawyers who argue at the nation’s highest court? Not so much.
Democrats have represented the industrial, union-friendly corner of northwest Indiana in Congress for nearly a century. But Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan’s reelection bid is in question as the party faces headwinds around the U.S. this year.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is taking a constructive step to contribute to the solution of improving representation in the legal academy with the launch of its “Future Faculty Fellows” Visiting Assistant Fellowship program.
In late 2021, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation adopted recommendations to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Now is the time for further action while also taking the time to recognize positive changes and achievements along the way.
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has launched a new fellowship aimed at diversifying law school faculty.