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  • Climate Survey 2021

    Connect, Share Knowledge, and Succeed Within the LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community.

    Fordham University School of Law

    March 23, 2021

    Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
     
    2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
    Yes
    a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

    Through the admissions process we generally encourage underrepresented individuals to apply to law school by participating in diversity fairs and the like. Additionally, we promote our student organizations to prospective applicants including diversity organizations and OUTLAWS. Further, through the Law School Admission Council we seek out prospective underrepresented applicants as well as those who have identified as LGBTQ+ and encourage them to apply. We also offer resources, such as the ability to speak with current students in order to help applicants gain a better idea of our diversity offerings and our culture during the challenging decision-making process.

    3. Does your law school's welcome packet for admitted students include mention of identity group support for LGBTQ+ students, as well as for students of color or other minorities?
    Yes
    4. Does your school offer students the option to self-identify (also known as "Self-ID") as LGBTQ+ in admissions applications or post-enrollment forms?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

    As of 2020-2021 application cycle, our application for admission asks the specific question: Do you wish to identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    1548 students
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    Information not available yet.

    Fordham Law School began collecting Self ID last year.

    5. Does your law school offer transgender and nonbinary students who have not legally changed their names the ability to have their name-in-use reflected on their admission applications or post enrollment forms?:
    Yes

    That has been the case for Admissions, and now on the University Banner system as well.

    6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
    Only general diversity scholarships
    7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please detail how and where diversity recruitment efforts are directed:

    All our posted Admin, clerical and maintenance positions are posted on the following:  

    diversejobs.net

    HERC – Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

    https://www.lgbtinacademia.com/

    recruitmilitary.com

    womenandhighered.com

    https://www.disabledinhighered.com

    8. Does your law school conduct a "Self-ID" program which allows staff/faculty/administrators to voluntarily and (if they desire) confidentially identify their gender identity and sexual orientation?:
    No
    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    70 Full Time Faculty
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    5
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    This information is not collected.
    Lesbian?
    This information is not collected.
    Gay?
    This information is not collected.
    Bisexual/Pansexual?
    This information is not collected.
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    This information is not collected.
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    This information is not collected.
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    124
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    This information is not collected.
    13. Does your law school provide employee benefits such as health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are those employee benefits available on equal terms to employees in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to employees in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' to #13, are those employee benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to employees of all genders, are parental leave policies equal for people of all genders, etc.)?
    Yes
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Subject to the NY State Mandate effective 1/1/20, the plan covers Infertility & Reproductive Services, such as Basic Infertility Services, Comprehensive Infertility Services, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Sperm Storage for IVF, Cryopreservation and storage of embryos for IVF and Fertility Preservation Services.

    Infertility is defined as:

    •           The inability to achieve a successful pregnancy following 1 year of unprotected intercourse or therapeutic donor insemination in cases where the female is <35 years of age; or following 6 months of unprotected intercourse or therapeutic donor insemination for females ≥35 years of age. (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)

    •           The presence of an identified infertility factor should allow for immediate treatment, obviating the need for the waiting period to meet the definition of infertility.

    Please refer to the Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment Medical Policy and the Infertility Services Coverage Determination Guideline.

    https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/comm-medical-drug/infertility-diagnosis-treatment.pdf

    https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/comm-medical-drug/infertility-services.pdf

    A female couple (or a single female) who is unable to become pregnant via therapeutic donor insemination for a period of 12 months for <35 or for 6 months for 35+ may be eligible for coverage. The time requirement to achieve a pregnancy is the same for same sex female couples and different sex couples.

    14. Does your law school offer transition-related health benefits including hormone therapy, gender counseling, gender-affirming surgeries, etc. to transgender/nonbinary employees and employees who are undergoing gender transition?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Please refer to the Gender Dysphoria Treatment Medical Policy. https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/comm-medical-drug/gender-dysphoria-treatment.pdf

    15. Does your law school offer a student benefit plan including health insurance with nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits, and/or any additional benefits such as access to campus facilities?
    Yes
    a. If yes, are those student benefits available on equal terms to students in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to students in different- sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered yes to #15, are those student benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ students (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to students of all genders, etc.)?
    Yes
    c. If you answered yes to #15a AND/OR if you answered yes or unsure to #15b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here

    https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/fordham/pdbs2021.pdf

    16. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender/nonbinary or undergoing gender transition?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/fordham/masterpolicy2021.pdf

    https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/NondiscriminationNotice.pdf

    17. Do all students at your law school have access to on-campus health, counseling and therapy services either through the law school or the larger University?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are your school's on-campus health care providers trained to ensure they can provide culturally and clinically competent care to LGBTQ+ patients, particularly transgender and nonbinary patients?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17a, please provide the basis for your answer (i.e., counseling center language, etc.):

    https://www.fordham.edu/info/27543/cps_statement_and_resources_on_diversity_equity_inclusion_and_justice

    The Office of Multicultural Affairs at Fordham University coordinates, co-sponsors, and supports a number of LGBTQ and Ally Network of Support focused events and programs on campus that educates the campus community and raises awareness about the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Ally members of the Fordham community. These events are planned by our office in collaboration with student organizations and other departments on campus. https://www.fordham.edu/info/20913/lgbtq_resources https://www.fordham.edu/info/20915/lgbtq_and_ally_network_of_support

    18. Does your law school provide single-stall and/or multi-stall restrooms available to people of all genders (i.e., gender-neutral restrooms) in each law school building so that transgender/nonbinary people have a safe restroom space?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe how those all-gender restroom(s) is/are identified (i.e., what does the signage say, is it identified on building maps and online resources), the number of all-gender restroom stalls available in each law school building, and whether these are accessible for people with disabilities in each building or floor

    On most floors of Fordham Law School there are specific single-stall facilities that are designated with signage as “all-gender” restrooms. Each of these restrooms are accessible for people with disabilities. Fordham Law School has 18 designated restrooms throughout the building, in addition all-gender restrooms located throughout the Lincoln Center campus.

    https://www.fordham.edu/info/20913/lgbtq_resources/1730/additional_resources

    19. If your law school is maintaining gender-segregated (i.e., "Women's Restroom" and "Men's Restroom") restroom stalls, does it have a policy applicable to those facilities which ensures that transgender/nonbinary students/staff/administrators/faculty, as well as anyone who does not meet gender stereotypes, have access to facilities that match their gender identity?
    No
    a. If "yes," please provide the language of your school's restroom use policy and details on where this policy may be found by the law school community:

    Fordham University maintains All Gender restrooms identified on campus maps: https://www.fordham.edu/info/20422/living_on_campus_at_rose_hill/9784/all_gender_restrooms

    Fordham University also maintains single occupancy restrooms at the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses. Each of these restrooms may be used by any member of the Fordham community, and have locking doors: https://www.fordham.edu/info/20913/lgbtq_resources/1730/additional_resources

    20. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation and the Law, Gender and the Law (focused on trans-inclusive materials), etc.)?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    Clinic Seminar & Casework: Family Advocacy

    Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes

    Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights

    Gender, Sexuality and the Law

    Gender, Violence and the Law

    LGBT Rights in Bangladesh

    LGBT-International Human Rights

    Protection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Under International Human Rights Law

    Race, Sex and Love

    Sexual Orientation -International Human Rights

    Other Related courses:

    Anti-Discrimination Law

    Employment Discrimination

    Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Legislative and Policy Advocacy Clinic Seminar & Fieldwork

    Professional Responsibility: Lawyers and Justice

    21. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group that is supported by the administration?
    Yes

    The Office of Student Affairs formally meets monthly with OUTLAWS, our LGBTQ+ law student group, in addition to general meetings and gatherings with the administration.

    22. Does your law school provide funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and/or career services opportunities?
    Yes
    a. If yes please provide details and examples of when and how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years:

    Each year, the OUTLAWS Student Organization receives a budget through the SBA budget allocation process and the membership is able to use their funding for travel or events as they see fit. OUTLAWS is also able to seek supplemental funding to support special events and requests to attend regional or national events that may not be covered by their independent budget. Some events that have been sponsored in recent years are attendance at the national Lavender Law conferences and the OUTLAWS@Work Panel and Volunteer Project.

    23. Does your law school have a hate/bias incident policy that faculty, staff/administrators, and students are required to follow?
    Yes
    a. If yes to #23, does that process specifically identify sexual orientation AND/OR gender identity/expression as protected categories?
    Yes, both
    b. If yes to #23, does the policy set out a clear hate bias/incident reporting process for faculty, staff/administrators, and students to utilize if necessary?
    Yes

    https://www.fordham.edu/info/22823/discrimination https://www.fordham.edu/info/24936/biashate_crimes_faq_for_students/7368/actions_against_bias https://www.fordham.edu/info/20987/article_6_university_code_of_conduct/2173/chapter_3_violations

    24. Does your law school provide mandatory anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people, for all staff/faculty/administrators, at least every three years?
    Yes

    https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/11683/fordham_university_sexual_harassment_prevention_policy.pdf https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/15008/sexual_and_related_misconduct_policy_and_procedures.pdf

    25. Does your law school provide diversity and inclusion training that incorporates robust LGBTQ+ curriculum as well as anti-racism curriculum, at least every three years? NOTE: Please check all that apply.
    Yes, optional for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, mandatory for all students
    a. If you selected other, please describe your diversity and inclusion training options:

    First year law students undergo mandatory diversity and inclusion training that incorporates an anti-racism and LGBTQ+ curriculum within comprehensive programs throughout the academic year. 

    Upper level students are offered diversity and inclusion training opportunities through various programs during the academic year.

    Faculty are strongly encouraged to participate in diversity and inclusion workshops.  Adjunct faculty are required to engage in diversity and inclusion training.

    Staff and administrators are participate in mandatory diversity and inclusion trainings that include anti-racism and LGBTQ+ curriculum.

    26. Please describe all additional ways, not identified through your earlier responses, in which your law school works to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for its LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators:

    Fordham Law School remains committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all members of our community, including our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators.  We are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the Law School and Fordham University.  The Office of Student Affairs maintains administrators and staff who are DEI experts to guide students and the Law School in general towards greater support.  The Office of Multicultural Affairs provides LGBTQ+ training opportunities , LGBTQ+ focused resources, and organizational support for LGBTQ+ student groups, including the PRIDE Alliance and Rainbow Alliance.

    Fordham Law School consistently partners with students, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni to create dynamic training opportunities and specific programs on LGBTQ+ issues that promote equitable inclusivity in the context of legal education and the legal profession.  We retained an expert consultant through the National LGBT Bar Association to assist with these efforts.  Through courses and clinics, we offer a wide array of resources and materials in support of the LGBTQ+ community.  Our OUTLAWS student organization is active, and its members have a direct impact on the policies and procedures implemented at the Law School.  Members of our OUTLAWS chapter are leaders and serve on a variety of boards, including the Dean’s Advisory Council on Diversity.  

    We elevate all students at the Law School through DEI leadership development in building a legacy of cultural competency.  We develop and facilitate a number of DEI programs and initiatives, including dialogue days, faculty-student conversations, and book clubs to connect with all aspects of our diversity.  We regularly invite members of our community to collaborate, both personally and professionally, in cultivating our DEI culture at Fordham Law School.  We invite you to learn more about Fordham Law School online or at our Lincoln Center campus located in the heart of New York City which is home to a vibrant LGBTQ+ community.

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