Our Core Values at Work
Our thriving community of scholars and leaders champion diversity and equality in the legal profession. In 1962, Emory Law led the Southeast in integrating legal education with the historic case Emory v. Nash. Today, Emory Law continues to embrace a commitment to diversity and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff.
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Goals
- Cultivate a sense and reality of an inclusive community
- Collaborative planning of short and long-term programs and initiatives to influence Emory Law’s path to becoming a diverse, equitable and inclusive community in theory and fact
- Work within the strategic planning process to revise Emory Law’s mission, values, and goals to indicate commitment to antiracism
- Support university commitments to, inter alia, hire and retain a diverse staff and faculty
- Host student-led antiracism and academic freedom forum/creative expressions
- Support Emory Immigration Coalition Initiative and university-led LGBTQ programs
Programming
In 2020, DEI initiatives began with several activities, including:
- Focus groups held with faculty and staff
- Promotion of the lecture series Conversations About 20th Century Racism, a digital series that featured prominent scholars from the Emory University community.
- An exclusive screening of the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble
- Promotion of the Emory University Center for Ethics’ webinar “How to be an Anti-Racist” featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- Student Forum: Building an Inclusive Emory Law Community
Recognition
- Ranked #10 in The Top 65 National Law Schools for Black Students
- Ranked #19 in the National Jurist/PreLaw Magazine list of Best Law Schools for Asians
Selected Student Affinity Groups
Student Organization |
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) |
Association of International Law Students |
Black Law Student Association (BLSA) |
Chinese American Law Students Assocation (CALSA) |
Christian Legal Society (CLS) |
Disabled Law Students Association |
Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) |
Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) |
Legal Association for Women Students (LAWS) |
Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA) |
Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) |
OUTLaw |
South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) |