Diversity Law Day is Feb. 10 at College of Law

As part of a continuing commitment to diversity, the University of Nebraska College of Law will host its annual Diversity Law Day Feb. 10 as part of National Minority Law Student Recruitment Month.

The Diversity Law Day program will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Street. The free program is open to students 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, 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 is part of a campaign funded by the Law School Admission Council to raise awareness of minority recruiting issues facing law schools. 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 less than 4 percent are African-American.

This event is cosponsored by the Law School Admission Council, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services, the College of Law's Black Law Students Association and Multi-Cultural Legal Society.

CONTACT: Sarah Gloden, Asst. Dean of Admissions, Law, (402) 472-1526