Our admissions process reflects our mission to provide a high quality legal education to qualified students regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. We have interpreted our commitment to diversity broadly, and through Sp.A.C.E., our discretionary admissions process, we seek to identify talented students with different backgrounds and perspectives who will both enhance the intellectual exchange in the classroom and ultimately have a positive impact on both the profession and the larger society. The Faculty Admissions Committee has identified applicants who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender as among one of the characteristics it considers when making admissions decisions. We encourage students who feel that one or more of these characteristics describe their background to share their unique personal history, either in their personal statement or in an additional Sp.A.C.E. statement.
Our admitted student packet contains descriptions of the numerous student organizations and affinity groups which are active at Temple Law School.
Our admissions application asks students to identify their preferred name and pronouns. We also ask for that information on a pre-enrollment survey required of all incoming students.
Our student survey does not currently provide an opportunity for students to identify as anything other than LGBTQ+.
Students are asked to provide their preferred name on the admissions application, and the University’s student database and course management system also allows them to enter a preferred name.
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Faculty and Staff were encouraged to provide the information for purposes of this survey via an online form.
Dependent upon the specific plan, the following benefits are covered: artificial insemination, assisted fertilization, in-vitro fertilization, GIFT, ZIFT. According to medical necessity where applicable.
According to medical necessity where applicable.
Dependent upon the specific plan a student chooses – it may cover artificial insemination and assisted fertilization and according to medical necessity where applicable.
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Language from the counseling center website: Tuttleman Counseling Services has a deep commitment to promoting inclusion and the affirmation of diverse identities. Our staff places a high value on the dignity and worth of all people. We embrace the richness brought by identities and expressions at the intersections of ethnicity, race, nationality, sexual/affectional orientation, gender, size, age, physical and mental abilities, religion/spirituality, socioeconomic status, and immigration status. We also recognize the immense impact that systemic racism and oppression have on our Black, Indiginous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students’ mental health and well being. In this spirit, we strive to foster cultural humility through ongoing training and professional development. We aim to promote the mental health and well-being of our diverse students in order to foster a healthy Temple community
The Law School provides multiple stall restrooms. We have two classroom buildings and both buildings have multiple stall restrooms for people of all genders. The signage indicates that the restroom is an All Gender restroom. The signage for the gender-segregated restrooms indicates the location in each building of the gender-neutral restrooms. Our All Gender restrooms are accessible for people with disabilities.
There is no written policy, however while there are gender-segregated restrooms in each of the law school buildings, there are are also multi-stall gender-neutral restrooms in each building.
The gender-segregated restrooms all indicate the locations of the gender-neutral restrooms in the building.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Clinic: Mazzoni Center
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law
The law school administration provides funding to the Student Bar Association which then allocates funds to individual student organizations.
Within the last several years the Lavender Law Conference was held in Philadelphia for our students to attend. Our Assistant Dean for Career Services was a presenter at the conference.
Although it is not required at least every three years, faculty, staff and administrators are required to complete anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people.
Yes, mandatory for all students
Students participate in training during orientation week and are encouraged to participate in trainings held by either the law school or the university during the academic year.
As stated in our Mission Statement “We are dedicated to our foundational ideal of making legal education accessible to all talented individuals, including individuals who otherwise might not have that opportunity or who might encounter barriers because of race, creed, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, socioeconomic background, or other personal characteristics.”
This ideal is fostered in providing a safe, inclusive and welcoming community for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff in a variety of ways.
* The Dean’s Advisory Council on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is tasked with advising the Dean on strategies for increasing diversity and equity within the law school community by identifying best practices for making our policies and practices more inclusive. Membership includes students, staff, and faculty, and members serve staggered two or three year terms.
* Appointment of a full-time faculty member as Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Liaison. The appointment comes as part of a series of initiatives undertaken to improve accessibility and make the law school a more diverse, inclusive community. The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Liaison works closely with the Office of the University President, and the members of Temple’s Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Leadership (IDEAL) as well as with the Law School Student Services team and others throughout Temple Law to identify tangible, meaningful actions the law school can take to become a more inclusive and equitable academic community.
* Prior to orientation, all incoming students are asked to share their pronouns and preferred names. This information is shared with faculty and staff so that students can feel welcome and supported. In addition, faculty and staff are encouraged to include their pronouns in emails and in other communications. The Law School provides pronoun stickers which students have the option of using on their name tags/name card.
* Name Change Project. Through this project students and faculty work to help transgender Philadelphians access free legal name changes in collaboration with the Mazzoni Center. Temple Law students are trained to provide trans-inclusive client services, coordinating the logistics of the project by matching students with clients, and supporting students in the process of drafting and filing legal name change petitions.
* Student Services held an #IAM Day, during which law school community members are invited to wear pins celebrating an aspect of their identity;
* The Law School has provided support for a student-run drag show at the Law School.
* The student group OUTlaw facilitates an LGBTQ+ Alumni Mentoring Program