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SALT is excited to honor these champions of justice, diversity, and teaching excellence at its upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration on January 5, 2024 Join us to celebrate each of these awardees on January 5, 2024 at 6pm – 9pm EST American University Washington College of Law Book your…

Download the 2024 Celebration Program Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 6, 2023 at 6:00.

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June 30, 2023 The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) presents a dangerous threat to diversity and the still unfinished fight for racial justice. The Court’s rulings in SFFA v. Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina threaten the progress that Black and brown people have…

Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 6, 2023 at 6:30. Join us at California Western School of Law, just a short distance from the AALS conference, as we announce and honor this year’s winners of the Great Teacher Award, the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award,…

The Society of American Law Teachers recently submitted comments to the American Bar Association on proposed amendments to Accreditation Standard 503, which currently mandates that law schools “require[] each applicant for admission as a first-year J.D. degree student to take a valid and reliable admission test.” As it has for…

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is one of several recent cases that highlight the Constitutional crisis that grips our nation. Last week, nearly 50 years of precedent regarding the Constitutionally protected right to reproductive autonomy was erased by an increasingly politicized Court. The decision…

We join the chorus of legal educators, activists, and scholars in mourning the loss of an icon in legal education. We are heartbroken to mark the passing of University of Houston Law Center Professor Emeritus Michael A. Olivas, a long-time champion for diversity. Professor Olivas died on April 22, 2022…

Friday, February 18 Francisco Valdes, Steven Bender, and Jennifer Hill  Friday, February 18, 2022, 3pm ET – 4pm ET REGISTER HERE SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION SERIES On February 18, 2022, Francisco Valdes (University of Miami), Steven Bender (Seattle University), and Jennifer Hill (director, Advocacy Partners Team and adjunct faculty, Florida International University), will…

More than 190 people attended this year’s Robert Cover Workshop, Safeguarding Democracy: Lessons Learned from 1/6. After remarks from former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), the four members of the panel engaged in a profound discussion of the attempted coup by insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol last January and how we…

In the year since the Capitol building was stormed by an angry mob intent on overturning the results of the 2020 election, congressional leaders and Department of Justice prosecutors have been working to hold those who orchestrated the Jan. 6 insurrection accountable. Join Here Featured Speakers: Rachel Kleinfeld,…

SALT is excited to honor these champions of justice, diversity, and teaching excellence at its upcoming Virtual Annual Awards Celebration to be held on January 7, 2022.  See below for details on each incredible awardee. Great Teacher Award awarded to Vernellia R. Randall of the University of Dayton School of Law. Junior Faculty Award awarded to Tianna Gibbs of UDC David A.

On December 3, 2021, Anthony Farley, Lisa Iglesias, and Ronald Krotoszynski discussed the constitutional and equality implications of attacks on antiracist initiatives, including CRT. Critical Race Theory has become a flashpoint in the public arena, with legislators debating bills to ban the discussion of race from the classroom.

Celebrate with us! The SALT Annual Celebration blasts off January 7, 2022 at 7:15. Join us virtually as we announce and honor this year’s winners of the Great Teacher Award, the M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award, and the Junior Faculty Teaching Award. We are also awarding for the first…

On October 20, 2021, SALT Co-President Beto Juárez moderated a discussion on antiracist accountability in the legal academy between Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean of Boston University School of Law and Kellye Testy, President of the Law School Admission Council, and preview SALT’s new antiracist accountability tool.

Frank Askin, founder of the Rutgers Law School Constitutional Litigation Clinic, longtime general counsel of the national ACLU and 2017 SALT “Great Teacher” honoree, passed away early this month. SALT recognized him in 2017 for his tireless defense of civil liberties and his work mentoring and training a new generation…

In comments filed with the ABA on June 28, SALT joined an illustrious group of law-school deans in supporting proposed revisions to the ABA’s standard 206, regarding diversity in law schools. The revisions make Standard 206 “a ‘core’ standard requiring public notice for noncompliance,” according to the ABA. The comments…

SALT expresses grave concerns over the abrupt decision by University of Miami president Julio Frenck to terminate Anthony Varona as Dean, effective July 1, 2021, less than two years into his five-year contract and a mere two weeks after a positive annual review accompanied by a merit raise. View…

Video is now available of our webinar featuring Frank Wu, president of Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), on the current moment in relation to Asian Americans and the future of civil rights. President Frank Wu previously served as chancellor and dean, and then William L. Prosser Distinguished…

SALT is proud to continue our webinar series, Social Justice in Action, featuring law school teachers sharing their expertise on how to educate the next generation of lawyers, support students of color, and dismantle structural inequality and racism in the United States. The April 16 webinar explored three views of feminism…