Dana Dyer L’22 has authored a trailblazing report shining a light on how AI contributes to racial bias in hiring processes for Black educators.
The new, formalized, cross-disciplinary program will enable students to study LGBTQ+ issues from multiple perspectives.
The American Economic Association has named Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Ed’1918, G’1921, L’1927, Hon’1974 a 2022 Distinguished Fellow.
Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court spoke about implicit and structural bias during the Provost’s Lecture on Diversity and the Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law.
Penn Carey Law reacts to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States as the country’s first Black woman justice.
As numerous proposed laws and policies threaten transgender rights around the country, it is especially important to provide affirmation, education, and advocacy.
Roberts is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, and is the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society in the Center for Africana Studies.
Hermes and Alejandra intend to bring what they learn at the Law School back to their home country.
On the Access Board, Nadolsky is eager to contribute to conversations about disability accessibility to technology.
Three University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students receive scholarships honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Alexander, the first Black woman to earn her degree from the Law School.
Fairfax and Brown Jackson have been friends since rooming together at Harvard, both undergrad and in law school.
Alexander founded the first Black law firm in Philadelphia and was a prominent civil rights leader.
As a Co-COO at Burford Capital, Perla believes that finance can – and will – play a vital role in diversifying leadership in the legal profession.
The work is part of a longer report entitled “A Place at the Table,” written by students in Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s “Women, Law, and Leadership” class.
The Law School remembers and honors the legacy of Lani Guinier, who taught here from 1988 and 1998 and passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022.
Early support for the First Generation Professionals Scholarship initiative includes two endowment contributions from Frank Ghali L’00 and Rory Babich L’89.
A look back at the top stories from the Law School this past year.
Matier knows that success is the product of a steady work ethic, clear concentration, and self-driven motivation.
Pavlus worked as a legal intern at the United Nations Development Program before enrolling at the Law School.
Schlueter grew up on a small, family-run dairy farm in northeastern Iowa and is considering a career in international arbitration and dispute settlement.
Rodriguez is also pursuing a dual degree in Bioethics with the goal of making healthcare more equitable and accessible for immigrant and refugee populations.
Dolma L’24 is the first Tibetan on record to attend the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
Upon confirmation, Sohn will become the third Democrat Commissioner on the current FCC and the first openly LGBTQ+ Commissioner in FCC history.
Professor Jessica Trounstine of the University of California, Merced will explore how cities’ regulatory authority over land use has resulted in inequities.
SALSA’s second annual conference focused on civil rights and the pursuit of solidarity between marginalized communities in the fight for equality.
The Law School community convened a conversation that explored the history of anti-Asian violence, examined its grim escalation, and discussed opportunities to support impacted communities.
Law School alumnae serving on the bench reflect upon the pivotal 1995 “Women in Judging” conference and continued efforts toward gender equity in judgeships.
Tiffany Keung L’22 and Apratim Vidyarthi L’22 are winners of the 13th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition and were also awarded Best Brief.
Last semester, Dean Ted Ruger expressed the intention to create these scholarships thanks to the suggestion of Penn’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA).
This virtual event is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Annenberg School for Communication, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program, and the Penn Provost’s Office and will be moderated by Benjamin Todd Jealous with featured remarks from Penn President Amy Guttman.
On Monday, January 18, our nation commemorates the life and legacy of civil rights champion, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His vision of compassion and equality as a moral imperative still remains at the heart of today’s ongoing movements for racial justice, labor rights, economic equality, and fair housing—the same battles Dr. King fought 50 years ago. As legal educators and professionals, MLK Day reaffirms our commitment to service, justice, and equity.
On May 1, 1965 the University of Pennsylvania hosted a panel discussion titled “Rule of Law” in observance of Law Day. The panel speakers included the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as Raymond Pace Alexander, Arthur Dean, Eugene Patterson, and Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander.
On Wednesday June 24, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School held the first event in its summer series, A Path for Change: Policing in America. The series is part of a yearlong colloquium, Achieving Racial Justice.
Professor Wolff commissioned a quilt featuring the faces of his students, a unified work of art composed of many discrete and independent parts, like their dispersed but resilient class.
Liberty– the preeminent value protected by our Constitution– guarantees all citizens the right to form their own opinions, to create their own raison d’etre, and to champion, or to elect someone to champion, their beliefs. It is why we have the benefit of being governed by a diverse Congress. And appropriately, it is their election– democracy in action– that sets the parameters and guarantees the protection, of the very liberty that gave us the ideas and design to elect them in the first place. It is therefore ironic and paradoxical that the 116th Congress is slowly eroding the fabric of our democratic principles. Earlier this month, House Minority Leader Congressman Kevin McCarthy of California made a statement urging House Democrats to take action against two Freshman Congresswomen, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for their acerbic remarks against Israel, and Americans who support Israel.
The program focuses on students who are ethnically diverse, first-generation college attendees, or who have disadvantaged backgrounds, and aims to help them successfully complete their bachelor’s degrees, and apply to and enter law school.
On October 24, Brande Stellings came to Penn Law to share her perspective on her experience as a woman in the corporate workplace, and why female leadership on corporate boards is more important than ever.
Co-author of the the contract stipulation talks about the project and Frances McDormand’s endorsement at the 2018 Academy Awards.
Natives at Penn hosted “Navigating Two Worlds,” bringing to campus approximately 125 Native and/or Indigenous Students from Ivy League and other prestigious institutions.
In this video, students from the First Generation Professionals group speak about their experience at Penn Law and what this group provides for them, as well as what it will provide for future students.
In February, Penn Law will dedicate a plaque honoring Theodore Selden, a Law School student from the Class of 1924 who was killed during a tragic train accident in 1922 while working as a Pullman porter.
On Saturday, Feb. 22, Penn Law’s Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) hosted its eighth annual conference, which explored the theme of Muslim obligations in promoting justice.
Penn Law’s Latin Law Students Association (LALSA) hosted its annual conference Jan. 31, with the theme “Making It in Latin America.” Topics discussed included ways to gain entry into international lines of work, Latin America’s role in the future of law, and the importance of having fluency in Spanish and Portuguese, and the gender dynamics of Latin America’s law and corporate worlds.