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The Fireside Chat with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, offered insights and inspiration. Moderated by Dean Roger A. Fairfax, nearly 100 students, faculty, staff and guests turned out for the occasion.

While healthcare is rarely the first thing that comes to mind when most Americans think about Black History Month, Assistant Professor of Law Thomas Williams knows that the state of healthcare among Black Americans stems from a history of marginalization.

WCL kicks off Black History Month with Author, Senior NFL Writer, and ESPN Contributor Jason Reid

First In-Person Spring 2023 Externship Fair in Three Years a Great Success More than 500 students turned out to meet with over 120 employers at Washington College of Law’s annual Externship Fair, the first in-person fair since 2020.

WCL commemorated MLK Day of Service with a community reading of excerpts from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “The Drum Major Instinct”  “You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve. You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love, and you can be that servant.”