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  • Climate Survey 2021

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

    Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law

    March 31, 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?
    No
    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?
    No
    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:

    Students can self-ID as LGBTQ+ on their law school application. Once enrolled, they can self-ID in McKinney Works, our online career services platform.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    733 JD students
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    64 JD students
    d. If 'yes,' how many of your currently enrolled LGBTQ+ students also self-identify as people of color?
    13 JD students
    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
    6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
    Yes
    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:

    IU McKinney is committed to being a welcoming community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, community-engagement efforts, and work contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. Employment opportunities for faculty and staff are intentionally advertised with diverse populations.

    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?:
    Yes
    a. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure,' please describe your school's process for collecting this data

    IU McKinney is a part of the Indiana University system and is located on the IUPUI campus. As such we have access to the programs and services offered by IUPUI. One such service is an Out List. Faculty and staff on IUPUI’s campus can opt into this list, which is posted on the webpage for the IUPUI Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    We have 46 full-time faculty members as of the fall 2020 semester, as reported to the ABA.
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    Data not available.
    Indiana University does not currently collect information on the sexual orientation or gender identity of its employees during the hiring process. However, every four to five years the IUPUI campus administers a Climate Survey to all faculty, staff, and students. The Climate Survey focuses on race/ethnicity, gender, ability status, religion, political ideology, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status and is designed to better understand the experiences of all individuals on campus. Survey results are broken down by the aforementioned groups, and the data is used by various units on campus for diversity planning and decision-making. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. The most recent survey was administered in December 2018, and results were released in 2020.
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    McKinney had 55 full-time staff members in 2020.
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    Data not available.

    Indiana University does not currently collect information on the sexual orientation or gender identity of its employees during the hiring process. However, every four to five years the IUPUI campus administers a Climate Survey to all faculty, staff, and students. The Climate Survey focuses on race/ethnicity, gender, ability status, religion, political ideology, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status and is designed to better understand the experiences of all individuals on campus. Survey results are broken down by the aforementioned groups, and the data is used by various units on campus for diversity planning and decision-making. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. The most recent survey was administered in December 2018, and results were released in 2020.

    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.)?
    Unsure
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    The “insurance and benefits” section of the “working at a welcoming campus” webpage for the IUPUI Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion website is currently under construction.

    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?
    Unsure
    a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    The “insurance and benefits” section of the “working at a welcoming campus” webpage for the IUPUI Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion website is currently under construction.

    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?
    No
    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:

    I responded yes because the two populations are treated the same (we do not provide student insurance).

    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?
    Unsure
    b. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17a, please provide the basis for your answer (i.e., counseling center language, etc.):

    There is not specific language on either the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or the Campus Health website with regard to LGBTQ+ patients, except with regard to sexual health. That language is “sexual health is important across all sexual orientations and gender identities. We are here to help ALL students.”

    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

    The law school building has one all-gender restroom. It is identified on the building map and the online campus map. The all-gender restroom is accessible for people with disabilities.

    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?
    Yes
    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:

    Answer left blank

    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:

    Litigating LGBTQ+ Issues

    Other courses offered which include LGBTQ+ content include Sexual Harassment Law, Sex Discrimination, Criminal Sentencing, Women and the Law, Military Law, and Discrimination in Employment. I do not have information on what percentage of course time is dedicated to LGBTQ+ content.

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

    The Student Conference Grant is designed to assist our student who participate in or present their research at national, regional, or state legal conferences. The conference must be professional or academic in nature and address a legal topic. All students meeting these guidelines can apply. I do not have data on how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years.

    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
    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?
    No

    The university provides an online training module titled “Sexual Misconduct Policies, Procedures, and Resources” to all employees, students, and volunteers. While any employee is welcome to take the training module, “Responsible Employees” are required to take the training on an annual basis.

    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, optional for all students
    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:

    We recently created a new Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) for members of the IU McKinney community. Its goal is to facilitate a welcoming environment in which to work, study and learn, and to prepare our future leaders to better serve the needs of a diverse society. ODI offers a lunch and learn series focused on increasing diversity education and cultural competency amongst faculty and staff; McKinney Conversations, an annual event that brings together stakeholders from across our community to engage in facilitated conversations on topics of diversity and inclusion; and Third Floor Thursdays, a weekly discussion for law students from underrepresented backgrounds within the legal profession to de-stress and discuss their experience as law school students in a safe space. The ODI also provides other educational opportunities around diversity and inclusion for faculty, staff, and students.

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