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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

DEI General Resources

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom by Nicole P. Dyszlewski (Editor); Raquel J. Gabriel (Editor); Suzanne Harrington-Steppen (Editor); Anna Russell (Editor); Genevieve B. Tung (Editor)
Call Number: KF273 .I58 2021
ISBN: 9781531017019
Publication Date: 2021-04-01
This collection of essays, written by law school faculty and organized by course subject, provides practical advice on how to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the first-year law curriculum.
Righting Educational Wrongs: Disability Studies in Law and Education by Arlene S. Kanter (Editor); Beth A. Ferri (Editor)
Call Number: KF4209.3.A75 S43 2009
ISBN: 9780815633259
Publication Date: 2013-12-30
This book covers topics at the intersection of disability studies, law, and education, and specifically examines policies and practices that may undermine educational access to individuals with disabilities.
Unequal Profession by Meera E. Deo
Call Number: KF272 .D47 2019
ISBN: 9781503604308
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
This book examines empirical data and firsthand accounts to study how the race and gender of law school faculty impacts their experiences as professors and the broader impact on legal education as an institution.
Transforming the Education of Lawyers by Susan Bryant; Elliott S. Milstein; Ann C. Shalleck
Call Number: KF282 .T73 2014
ISBN: 9781611634594
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
This book focuses on advice for clinical law professors and the use of experiential teaching techniques.
Assessment of Teaching and Learning by Kelly Terry; Gerald Hess; Emily Grant; Sandra Simpson
Call Number: KF272 .T47 2021
ISBN: 9781611631302
Publication Date: 2021-01-01
This book provides a wide array of resources and information for law school professors on the topic of assessment, both at the course level and institutional level. This book discusses assessment in both traditional courses and experiential courses, such as legal writing courses and clinics.

Phyllis C. Taite & Nicola “Nicky” Boothe, Teaching Cultural Competence in Law School Curricula: An Essential Step to Facilitate Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Legal Profession, 2022 Utah L. Rev. 813 (2022).
Sonia M. Gipson Rankin, What’s (Race in) the Law Got to Do With It? Incorporating Race in Legal Curriculum, 54 Conn. L. Rev. 923 (2022).
Doron Samuel-Siegel, Reckoning with Structural Racism in Legal Education: Methods Toward a Pedagogy of Antiracism, 29 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 1 (2022).
Edward A. Purcell, Jr., Race Across the Curriculum: A Team-Taught Course on Law and Race in America, 66 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 125 (2022).
Stevie Leahy, Fostering Equity and Inclusion Across the Gender Spectrum in the Law School Classroom, 65 Vill. L. Rev. 1105 (2020).
Leslie P. Culver & Elizabeth Kronk-Warner, #IncludeTheirStories: Rethinking, Reimagining, and Reshaping Legal Education, 2022 Utah L. Rev. 709 (2022).
Anna P. Hemingway, Intentionally and Systematically Integrating Diversity Discussions in the Law School Classroom During a Race-Conscious Era, 73 Rutgers U. L. Rev. 33 (2021).
Lisa Bliss, Susan L. Brooks & Chaumtoli Huq, Creating Online Education Spaces to Support Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Wellbeing, 14 J. Marshall L. J. 1 (2021).
Jamie R. Abrams, Legal Education’s Curricular Tipping Point Toward Inclusive Socratic Teaching, 49 Hofstra L. Rev. 897 (2021).
Benjamin M. Gerzik, Reforging the Master’s Tools: Critical Race Theory in the First-Year Curriculum, 76 SMU L. Rev. F. 34 (2023).
Asad Rahim, Race as Unintellectual, 68 UCLA L. Rev. 632 (2022).
Bonny L. Tavares, Changing the Construct: Promoting Cross-Cultural Conversations in the Law School Classroom, 67 J. Legal Educ. 211 (2018).
Tiffany D. Atkins, Amplifying Diverse Voices: Strategies for Promoting Inclusion in the Law School Classroom, 31 Second Draft 10 (2018).
Taifha N. Baker, Note, How Top Law Schools Can Resuscitate An Inclusive Climate for Minority and Low-Income Law Students, 9 Geo. J. L. & Mod. Critical Race Persp. 123 (2017).
Frances Lee Ansley, Race and the Core Curriculum in Legal Education, 79 Calif. L. Rev. 1511 (1991).
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Toward a Race-Conscious Pedagogy in Legal Education, 11 Nat’l Black L. J. 1 (1990).
Lorraine Bannai & Anne Enquist, (Un)Examined Assumptions and (Un)Intended Messages: Teaching Students to Recognize Bias in Legal Analysis and Language, 27 Seattle U. L. Rev. 1 (2004).
Lorraine K. Bannai & Marie Eaton, Fostering Diversity in the Legal Profession: A Model for Preparing Minority and Other Non-Traditional Students for Law School, 31 U.S.F L. Rev. 821 (1997).
Angela Mae Kupenda, Making Traditional Courses More Inclusive: Confessions of an African American Female Professor Who Attempted to Crash All the Barriers at Once, 31 U.S.F. L. Rev. 975 (1997).
Pat K. Chew & Lauren K. Kelley-Chew, Subtly Sexist Language, 16 Colum. J. Gender & L. 643 (2007).
Anastasia M. Bowles, Seeking Inclusion From the Inside Out: Towards a Paradigm of Culturally Proficient Legal Education, 11 Charleston L. Rev. 209 (2017).
Caitlin Howell, Combating Gender Inequalities in Law School: Time for a New Feminist Rhetoric that Encourages Practical Change, 4 Mod. Am. 36 (2008).
Anne M. Coughlin & Molly Bishop Shadel, The Gender Participation Gap and the Politics of Pedagogy, 108 Va. L. Rev. Online 55 (2022).

Online Resources

Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb, Strategies and Techniques for Integrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into the Core Law Curriculum (2022).
Stanford Clearinghouse on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Research
Lewis & Clark Diversity Work Group, Handout, Ruminations on Stimulating Discussions of Race in the Law School Classroom (2011).
Harvard Law and Political Economy Group, Alternative Curriculum Syllabus (2020).
Classroom Climate: Creating a Supportive Classroom Environment (Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center)
Inclusive Teaching Resources (Marquette University Center for Teaching & Learning)
Ben VanKoot, Diversity Resources: Pronouns and Privacy in Higher Ed, Diversity in Research (2020).
American University, Pronouns: A Guide for the American University Community.
Guided Conversations Project, Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Center, American Bar Association.
Current Issues in Legal Education, Association of American Law Schools.
Inclusive Teaching Resources and Strategies, CRLT, University of Michigan.
LGBTQ+ Best Practices for Law Schools: A Guide to Institutional Equity, National LGBT Bar Association.

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