Glenda Pierce, Asst. The University of Nebraska College of Law hopes to improve those numbers through its annual Diversity Law Day, part of National Minority Law Student Recruitment Month. The program runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Street. The free program is open to students of color who desire to learn more about law school. 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 can participate in a mock class and visit with law students, faculty and alumni.
Steven Willborn, interim dean of the College of Law, said the program is one component of a multifaceted diversity effort at the college. 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. 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 at 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.