Penn State Dickinson Law goals include an 'antiracism' focus
Penn State Dickinson Law School’ strategic plan for the next five years will include an “antiracism” focus. (Penn State Dickinson Law School Photo)
Penn State Dickinson Law School’ strategic plan for the next five years will include an “antiracism” focus, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
In a strategy document sent to faculty in April obtained by the publication, the law school describes itself as a “leader in antiracism” aiming to “recruit, retain, teach and research according to antiracist principles” and embrace an “antiracist critical pedagogy.”
The school’s goal is to “leverage critical pedagogy, antiracism, technology and generative AI, and the expertise of our scholars and staff professionals” that would “prepare students for the successful practice of law,” the document states, as well as expanding “employment opportunities for candidates who are underrepresented in the university and at the law school.”
The College Fix also has coverage.
The ABA council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar has suspended its diversity standard until Aug. 31, 2027. At its meeting Friday, it will consider its repeal.
That follows last year’s “Dear Colleague” letter from Craig Trainor, the acting assistant secretary at the Education Department, that ordered the elimination of “racial preferences” in admissions and hiring, and a White House executive order cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision eliminating race-based admissions as motivation.
Since then, there has been heated debate over exactly what the Supreme Court’s decision means for diversity in law school admissions and hiring.
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