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The ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center’s mission is to promote and advance ABA Goal III.

01/14/2026

Don’t miss the ABA Pipeline Council’s webinar happening today at 2:00 p.m. ET

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/Jan14fireside

“When Ending DEI Means Fewer Men: The Unintended Consequences of Blind Admissions.”
This program will examine emerging research on gender-blind admissions practices and their broader implications for equity, higher education, and the legal profession.

The discussion will feature Jon Marcus, higher education journalist, and will be moderated by Orla Thompson, Special Advisor, Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline and Member, Cozen O’Connor.

05/14/2025

What does the SFFA v. Harvard/UNC decision mean for education, policy, and the law?
Join the ABA Pipeline Council for a free virtual webinar exploring the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling and what it means moving forward.
🗓️ Thursday, May 15🕒 1 - 2 PM ET
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/MayPipelineWebinar

05/08/2025

LAST CHANCE TO LOCK-IN EARLY BIRD PRICING!

Early-Bird Pricing for the Equity Summit Ends Friday, May 9, 2025!

June 5-6, 2025 | Virtual CLE

Join us for the ABA Equity Summit: Navigating the Future, a premier virtual event dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.

More info: ambar.org/equitysummit

04/21/2025

Register Now! 2025 ABA Equity Summit

June 5-6, 2025 | Virtual CLE

Join us for the ABA Equity Summit: Navigating the Future, a premier virtual event dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Hosted by the ABA DEI Advisory Council, this two-day summit brings together legal professionals, scholars, and advocates to explore solutions to today’s most pressing social, legal, and ethical challenges. Through engaging discussions and expert-led panels, attendees will gain valuable insights into fostering equity and justice in legal practice and beyond. Participants can also earn 10 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE), including 1 Ethics CLE credit.

Featuring a Fireside Chat with Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, Constitutional Law Expert, Co-Host of Strict Scrutiny Podcast, MSNBC Legal Analyst.

Register Today: ambar.org/equitysummit

04/14/2025

CLOSING APRIL 30!

The ABA LGBTQ+ Public Interest Scholarship provides multiple yearly scholarships that empower law students to pursue the promotion of civil and human rights of LGBTQ+ persons and help secure full and equal treatment in the legal profession and justice system

An extremely generous anonymous donor has pledged $10,000 as a matching challenge. Your gift today will help us raise $10,000 for a collective $20,000 that will fund four (4) LGBTQ+ Public Interest Scholarships! Help us achieve this match by April 30 to support these talented scholars!

03/20/2025

SAVE THE DATE!
June 5-6, 2025 | Virtual CLE

Join us for the ABA Equity Summit: Navigating the Future, a premier virtual event dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.

Hosted by the American Bar Association DEI Advisory Council, this two-day summit brings together legal professionals, scholars, and advocates to explore solutions to today’s most pressing social, legal, and ethical challenges. Through engaging discussions and expert-led panels, attendees will gain valuable insights into fostering equity and justice in legal practice and beyond. Participants can also earn 10 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE), including 1 Ethics CLE credit. ambar.org/equitysummit

03/05/2025

The Spirit of Excellence! Award celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of lawyers who work to promote a more racially and ethnically diverse legal profession. Awards are presented to lawyers who excel in their professional settings; who personify excellence on the national and international level; and who have demonstrated a commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. The deadline to receive applications is June 27, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the commission at [email protected]. Read more about the nomination process here: https://bit.ly/soenomination2026

02/28/2025

Today for we recognize Hon. Thurgood Marshall, civil rights lawyer and Associate Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court from 1967-1991. He was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson. Before his appointment, he lead the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was a prominent figure in the fight to end racial segregation in public schools.
More info: ambar.org/diversity

02/25/2025

Today for we recognize Christina Swarns, attorney and Executive Director of the Innocence Project. Prior to her position at the Innocence Project, Swarns served at the Office of the Appellate Defender and at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She is most well-known for arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court in Buck v. Davis, challenging the explicitly racially biased evidence in a Texas death penalty case.
More info: ambar.org/diversity

02/19/2025

Today for we recognize Benjamin Crump, attorney specializing in civil rights and personal injury cases. He is most known for his civil rights work and representation of families in high-profile wrongful death cases. Crump has also partnered with other attorneys to argue larger-scale cases and hold rallies on behalf of communities affected by the Flint water crisis.
More info: ambar.org/diversity

02/14/2025

Today for we recognize Jane Matilda Bolin, the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the U.S. She was also the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and join the New York City Bar. Bolin was an activist for education and children’s rights, including working to racially integrate child services to further equity in the probationary system and publicly funded childcare agencies.
More info: ambar.org/diversity

02/13/2025

Today for we recognize the African American Policy Forum (AAPF). They promote frameworks and strategies that address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class, and the array of barriers that disempower those who are marginalized in society. The AAPF is dedicated to advancing and expanding racial justice, gender equality, and the indivisibility of all human rights, both in the U.S. and internationally.
More info: aapf.org

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