Diversity

The Notorious RBG: Looking Back with Her Clerks On Saturday, January 9, 2021, SALT and the American Constitution Society sponsored the annual Cover Workshop, this year dedicated to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Video coming soon. By Hazel Weiser The panel discussion was moderated…

SALT extraordinary sponsor AccessLex is calling for content for their 2021 issue of Raising the Bar: 2020’s myriad health, political, racial, and economic crises —along with recently published results from several key studies underway before the pandemic— brought to the forefront the question of how best to license future lawyers.

The Notorious RBG: Looking Back with Her Clerks Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Co-sponsored by Society of American Law Teachers—SALT—and American Constitution Society—ACS   Register here By Hazel Weiser Just weeks before the Biden administration begins, as part of…

Meet the Lawyer for Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. A Conversation with Pioneering Civil Rights Hero Fred Gray With OLLI instructor and speaker Doug Mishkin Tuesday, January 12, 6pm EST FREE and open to all Online via Zoom: click here to register…

At its upcoming Virtual Annual Awards Celebration to be held on January 8, 2021, SALT is excited to honor three champions of justice, diversity and teaching excellence: To join the celebration on January 8 at 7:15 pm eastern time, register here: 2021 SALT Annual Celebration – Registration. We will email you with information about joining the…

The fourth in SALT’s webinar series, Social Justice in Action, dealt with the topic “Anti-Racist Hiring Practices.” The panelists were Tamara F. Lawson, Dean, St. Thomas University School of Law Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean, Boston University School of Law Sean M. Scott, President and Dean, California Western University School of Law…

The latest in SALT’s webinar series, Social Justice in Action, dealt with the topic “Engaging in Anti-Racism Work for the Long Haul: Avoiding Fatigue and Burnout.” The panelists were The video is available here.

The second in SALT’s Social Justice Series, “Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Online Teaching,” occurred on Friday, August 21st. The video is available here.

New episodes of SALT’s podcast, Teaching Social Justice, are available! Podcasts are available on Soundcloud here Also available on iTunes and Spotify!…

On Thursday, July 30, SALT hosted a webinar on anti-racism in the classroom with an impressive slate of candidates: View a recording of the webinar at Michigan State University Mediaspace The next SALT: Social Justice in Action Webinar will be held August 21, on the topic “Promoting…

SALT Virtual Series: Social Justice in Action Incorporating Anti-Racism Frameworks into Core Law School Classes Thursday, July 30 at 3:00 pm Register Here:  https://bit.ly/2Oewk1K SALT encourages law schools across the country to take affirmative steps to promote justice, eradicate racism and support their law school communities in…

As the attached statement highlights, racialized state violence remains a constant threat to Black people. It is past time to move from words to actions. Following this statement, SALT has started a list of concrete steps law schools can and must take to support Black students, instill an anti-racist framework…

The killing of George Floyd is not a singular or unique event. Nationally, black people are three times as likely as white people to be killed by police, with even more people of color surviving police violence but suffering grievous physical and emotional injuries that reverberate throughout their communities. Join…

SALT’s new podcast, Teaching Social Justice, is now live! The first episode features Lisa Brodoff, the Director of the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic and an associate professor at Seattle University School of Law. The second features Matthew Fletcher, Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center at…

Event to be held on September 28, 2016, 2-7 p.m., at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.  Click here for event page. This is a program for anyone considering a position in law school teaching or administration. We welcome students thinking about a future career in…

US Sup Ct Fisher Decision 6-23-16 SALT’s Amicus Brief in Fisher v. Texas The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) has a deep and longstanding commitment to racial diversity and equity in higher education.  In one of its most recent efforts, SALT filed an amicus brief to the U.S.

SALT promotes social justice in the teaching and practice of law, including pipeline work to support and encourage people of color and others from marginalized communities to enter law school, law practice and law teaching.  On April 9, 2016, SALT collaborated with students, faculty and staff at Elon University School…

A SALT-sponsored pipeline (“breaking-in”) workshop for new law teachers was held on February 25, 2016, in conjunction with the 2016 Annual Southeast-Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law in Orlando, Florida from February 26 -27, 2016. The theme of this year’s…

Faiza Patel Co-Director of the Liberty & National Security Program Brennan Center   Amna A. Akbar Assistant Professor of Law Ohio State   Katherine Demby, 3L Yale Law School   Victor Goode Associate Professor of Law CUNY   Moderator: Steve Bender Associate Dean & Professor of Law, Seattle University  …

By Vinay Harpalani Savannah Law School On Wednesday, December 9, for the second time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The question in Fisher II is the exactly the same it was in Fisher I: does the University of Texas at…