Office of Diversity Services
The Office of Diversity Services (DS) has been a full-time administrative unit within the law school since 1990. One of the first such offices of its kind, the office was listed in the 2000 American Bar Association Resource Guide: Program to Advance Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession. DS works with all segments of WCL--students, administration, faculty, and alumni--to address issues that are important to maximizing the participation of groups in our community who have been historically or statutorily discriminated against. Our mission, therefore, is to develop programming relevant to admission/retention, academic success, professional preparation, and cultural celebration among those communities and generally within the law school community.
For example, DS generates and collaborates on a variety of programming, starting with the annual First-Year Diversity Day at the beginning of each academic year. Other activities, as the photo gallery reflects, include observance of relevant principal holidays and heritage months, coordination of pertinent Founders Celebration activities, and participation in annual alumni gatherings.
The director of DS also counsels students individually, collectively, and in collaboration with the dean of students and other advisors. DS's activities are supported by members of the faculty, and we seek out programmatic collaborations with student organizations, as well as administrative units including admissions, student services, alumni relations, and career and professional development.
Finally, DS is supported by the Dean's Diversity Council, a group of jurists and practitioners, many of whom are alumni. The council was founded in 2001, and its members offer mentoring, participation in law school programming, pre-law advisement, and job-search counseling.
Washington College of Law
Office of Diversity Services
4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20016-8181
Phone: 202-274-4032
Fax: 202-274-0787
E-mail: sweaver@wcl.american.edu
Links to law professors' web pages:
- Ala'i, Padideh
- Baker, Isaiah
- Bridgewater, Pamela
- Chuang, Janie
- Davis, Angela J.
- Epperson, Lia
- Grossman, Claudio (Dean)
- Hutchinson, Darren
- Jones, Cynthia
- Miller, Binny
- Polikoff, Nancy
- Smith, Brenda
- Tsai, Robert
- Varona, Anthony E.
- Wallace, Perry
and administrative offices:
