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Council on Belonging

Emory Law students at graduation

The Emory Law Council on Belonging spearheads the community work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the law school in accordance with federal law.

Emory Institutional Statement on Diversity

The Emory community is open to all who have a commitment to the highest ideals of intellectual engagement, critical inquiry, and integrity. We welcome a diversity of gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, and disabilities, as well as racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, religious, national, and international backgrounds, believing that the academic and social energy that results from such diversity is essential to advancing knowledge, addressing society’s most pressing issues, and attending to the full spectrum of human needs in service to the common good. 

Non-discrimination Policy

In addition to Emory University’s policy on non-discrimination and its military leave policy, Emory Law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or military status.

Council Members

 

Affinity Groups

Each chartered organization below is open to all members of the Emory Law student body.

  • Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) 
  • Association of International Law Students 
  • Black Law Students Association (BLSA) 
  • Chinese American Law Students Assocation (CALSA) 
  • Christian Law Students Association 
  • Disabled Law Students Association (DLSA)
  • Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) 
  • Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) 
  • Korean Law Students Association (KLSA)
  • Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) 
  • Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA)
  • Muslim Law Students Association 
  • OUTLaw 
  • Sober Law Students Association (SLSA) (pending charter)
  • South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) 

Open Expression

Open Expression Observers are charged by the vice president and dean for Campus Life to: 

  • Protect the rights of the community members to express their opinions in non-disruptive ways 
  • Serve as resources to community members regarding the policy and policy violations 
  • Act as liaisons between community members and Emory Police and/or university administrators 
  • Protect the right of community members to pursue their day-to-day activities 
  • Provide information on how to avoid violating the Policy. 

Read the Respect for Open Expression Policy »

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Incremental Change

Read to discover some ways in which diversity, equity, and inclusion have been realized within the Emory Law community through the years. There are many more stories to tell. Help us tell them. Email us at law-belonging@emory.edu.