UW Law's longstanding commitment to diversity is an extension of our commitment to excellence. At UW Law, we believe the best legal education integrates legal theory, doctrine and practice that must be delivered by a diverse faculty to a diverse student body. This is evident in the number of alumni who are prominent in the legal profession, many breaking through the barriers of gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation along the way.
With the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DAC-DEI), the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and peer, faculty and alumni mentor programs, the law school promotes diversity by creating an open, inclusive academic climate that is welcoming to and supportive of all students of color, LGBTQI students and students with disabilities.
Our students have the benefit of UW Law's minority student organizations, diversity events and a student population who come from myriad races, ethnicities, LGBTQI identities, economic backgrounds and life experiences to help inform them and support our commitment to diversity.
UW Law pursues diversity and inclusion purposefully and rigorously; in this sense, our work is a continual progression. As an institution that shapes the law locally and globally, the law school recognizes that law is a powerful tool for social change. The entire UW Law community is therefore committed to using our privileged leadership position to advance equality and justice throughout Washington state, the United States and the world.
The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.
UW Law Professor Emeritus Lea Vaughn recently coordinated a documentary film about race and education at Seattle’s Roosevelt High School as part of her work with the nonprofit, Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE).
Once again, racist attacks have targeted Black and Asian communities – attacks that call for a societal response. We condemn the racist actions of the gunmen and all attempts to intimidate, harass or harm the Black and Asian communities.
Coast Salish artist and alumnus Peter Boome (JD ’11), a new associate judge for the Tulalip Tribes, reflects on clinical learning at UW Law.
Black legal scholars, Black lawyers, Black students and allies have dedicated enormous energy to exposing racist legal structures. But this work belongs to all of us. We bear joint responsibility for making large and small decisions that will bring about a fairer and more just world.
Anita Ramasastry will lead OGA’s vision for global engagement with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens, fostering community and advancing key partnerships.
