NU College of Law to Host Diversity Law Day Feb. 14

WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: College of Law, Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Street

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 4, 2004 -- As part of a continuing commitment to diversity, the University of Nebraska College of Law will host its annual Diversity Law Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Street.

Part of National Minority Law Student Recruitment Month, the free program is open to students who want to learn more about law school. For more information, call the Law College's admissions office at (402) 472-2161.

The program will provide information about preparing for law school, the LSAT and the admission process, the Law Library, financing a legal education and career opportunities. Guests will be able to participate in a mock class and visit with law students, faculty and alumni.

"We are Nebraska's only public law school and, consequently, we feel strongly that we should serve all segments of the population," said Steven Willborn, dean of the College of Law. "Diversity at the college helps us to provide a better educational program and, in the long run, it helps to serve the bar and the state. We offer this program as one component of a multi-faceted diversity effort at the College of Law."

National Minority Law Recruitment Month at the University of Nebraska is part of a campaign funded by the Law School Admission Council to raise awareness of minority recruiting issues facing law schools. The effort comes on the heels of setbacks to affirmative action in states like California and Texas that have reduced minority representation in entering law school classes. While the number of minority law students steadily increased in recent years, only 7 percent of the nation's lawyers are people of color and fewer than one in 25 attorneys are African-American.

Diversity Law Day is co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services and the College of Law's Black Law Students Association and Multi-Cultural Legal Society.

CONTACT: Glenda Pierce, Assoc. Dean, Law, (402) 472-2161