RWU Law Office of Diversity & Outreach

02/09/2019

Several members of the law school community came out to support the first annual RWU Law Black History Month Open Mic presented by BLSA and MCLSA. It was a powerful evening and beautiful to see students from so many different backgrounds coming together and supporting one another as a community.

02/09/2019

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02/09/2019

BLSA & MCLSA Present Black History Month Open Mic

02/09/2019

Congratulations to the Black Law Students Association, the Multicultural Law Students Association, and all the performers and presenters at tonight’s awesome Black History Month Open Mic! A truly amazing and powerful evening!

02/06/2019

Take a break THIS EVENING to support the udergrad students doing a dramatic presentation of Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.

01/27/2019

RWU Law was proud to host the 5th Annual 100 Steps Toward Justice Debate Tournament today, which was sponsored by our own Professor David Logan and his wife, Jeanne Wine. Congratulations to all the high school debaters who participated and to all the awardees! These youth are amazing! We are glad to have partnered with RIUDL these past five years and look forward to continuing our partnership. A special thanks to all the RWU Law students, professors, staff and alumni, and other attorneys and community members, who participated as judges and panelists! This couldn’t have happened without you! (Please tag yourself or others who participated!)

01/25/2019

CAN YOU GIVE TWO HOURS OF YOUR TIME TOMORROW (1/26) TO HELP A GROUP OF AWESOME HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS??? NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! If so, please register using this link: riudl.org/100steps. The Rhode Island Urban Debate League URGENTLY needs law students to judge one or more debate rounds tomorrow. These debaters are AMAZING and several aspire to be lawyers. Your time contribution will be huge for them. Thank you!!!

01/25/2019

What an amazing talk by Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County DA in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week. Students called her amazing and inspirational! She is a trailblazer who will continue to do new and bold things in Massachusetts and beyond!

MLK Week Address with Rachael Rollins, District Attorney of Suffolk County, Mass. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019.

01/22/2019

The first African-American woman to serve as District Attorney in Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins will deliver one of her first public addresses here at RWU Law on January 23. Her topics will include mass incarceration and criminal justice reform.

01/15/2019

RWU Law's MLK Celebration Week - Monday, 1/21 through Saturday, 1/26. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.

01/09/2019

The first woman of color to hold the job of Suffolk county district attorney, Rachael Rollins, was sworn into office on Wednesday.