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  • Climate Survey 2021

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

    St. John's University School of Law

    March 22, 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?

    Our affinity group leaders and a representative of our OUTLaws & Allies organization send emails to all law school candidates in the LSAC Candidate Referral Service who identified as LGBTQ+ and/or are members of other affinity groups an introductory email informing them of the organizations at St. John’s Law, and welcoming them to contact them directly or the admissions office. The admissions office also recruits prospective students at events nationwide, including many that are focused on reaching diverse student populations, including LGBTQ+ students. St. John’s Law actively recruits students from the Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program for College Students. This pipeline program actively seeks out diverse candidates, including those from the LGBTQ+ community. At the yield stage, an LGBTQ+ senior administrator or faculty member calls each admitted student who identified as LGBTQ+ to speak with them about St. John’s Law, and answer any questions they might have about being part of the LGBTQ+ community at the Law School.

    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

    The St. John’s Law School welcome packet lists all of our student affinity groups, including Outlaws & Allies, BLSA, LALSA, APALSA, SALSA in our red viewbook, updated every year. We also link students to our website where these groups are featured. This year the admissions packets also include an invitation to all admitted students of color to join our First Friday Book Club, focused on Black authors. Typically, admitted students are also invited to attend the Law School’s Annual Diversity and Inclusion Gala. However, the 2020 Gala was postponed due to the COVID pandemic.

    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:

    The application contains an optional biographical section where applicants may share a gender other than the one listed on standard legal forms, indicate their preferred pronouns, choose “Mx.” as a prefix; and a diversity and inclusion section where applicants may opt-in to receiving outreach from our student LGBTQ+ group. Applicants are also invited to include an optional statement in their applications discussing economic, cultural, or social factors that have been significant in their development and identity, or that have presented obstacles to them. Many applicants use this statement to discuss their sexual orientation or gender identity. There is also a process for students to change their gender identity post-enrollment.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    763
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    This information is not collected.
    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?
    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:

    St. John’s Law School actively seeks to employ a diverse pool of staff, faculty, and administrators including visible, out LGBTQ+ individuals. St. John’s Law School is located in New York City in the borough of Queens, recognized as one of the most diverse urban counties in the United States. The Law School is committed to diversity of all kinds in and we encourage applications from candidates who will increase the diversity of the St. John’s Law community. The Appointments Committee at the Law School makes efforts to recruit promising candidates from all underrepresented groups in the legal academy, including LGBTQ+ faculty. The Appointments Committee considers candidates’ potential contribution to the diversity of our faculty in evaluating candidates, and we have solicited applications from candidates representing underrepresented groups (including LGBT candidates) identified by members of our current faculty, by colleagues on other faculties, and through our own review of the faculties of other law schools we look to as sources of potential lateral candidates. The diversity statement from our faculty hiring posting, states in part, “St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual violence), sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability, religion, age, status in the uniformed services of the United States (including veteran status), marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, citizenship status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, or any other classification protected under federal, state, or local law.” In addition, the advertisement specificially states that the Law School is “particularly interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty.” The Appointments Committee pays special attention to candidates who identify themselves in ways that will enrich the diversity of the Law School community and prioritizes interviewing and calling back such candidates. In making hiring decisions, one of the factors considered is whether the candidate will add to the diversity of the St. John’s Law community; and that includes LGBTQ+ diversity. Candidates who interview at the Law School are introduced to our diverse and inclusive environment with indicators of our culture that include prominently displayed signs throughout the Law School building that St. John’s Law is a “Diverse, Inclusive, Accepting, Welcoming, Safe Space for Everyone.” St. John’s Law School is located in New York City in the borough of Queens, recognized as one of the most diverse urban counties in the United States. St. John’s Law School is part of St. John’s University, a Catholic, Vincentian, metropolitan, and global institution with campuses in New York, Rome, and Paris that is committed to academic excellence and service to those lacking economic, physical, or social advantages.

    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

    As members of the Law School community, all faculty, staff, and administrators have the opportunity to voluntarily and (if they desire, confidentially) self-identify their gender identity and sexual orientation.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    37
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    4
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    1
    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?
    66
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    3
    a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators 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.
    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?
    No
    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.)?
    No
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    https://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/2021%20St.%20John%27s%20Benefit%20Guide_Draft_final_0.pdf

    St. John’s University offers health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning such as in vitro fertilization and/or adoptive benefits on equal terms to same-sex couples who are married. The St. John’s University Employee Benefits Program and Welfare Benefit Plan can be found here.

    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:

    Answer left blank

    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.)?
    Unsure
    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.universityhealthplans.com/letters/letter.cgi?group_id=8

    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?
    No

    The student health insurance plan is only available to enrolled students. Some transition-related healthcare benefits may be offered to enrolled students.

    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.):

    The University’s Center for Counseling and Consultation (CCC) webpage states that it is dedicated to helping students with a whole range of challenges that may interfere with the ability to live well, relate to others, and succeed academically. Our services include assessment, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation and referral and outreach programming. Psychiatric consultation is also available when appropriate. All CCC services are free and confidential within the limits of legal and ethical restrictions. The Center uses a short-term counseling model but should [a student need] more longstanding or specialized support referrals can be made to resources within the community.

    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

    St. John’s provides three gender-inclusive restrooms in the Law School building. These gender-inclusive restrooms are identified with signage that states, “ALL-GENDER RESTROOM” in addition to having room numbers on the doors for identification on building maps. The St. John’s Law OUTLaws and Allies executive board distributed electronic communication informing students about the availability and location of these facilities. In addition, the Inclusivity Resource Center at St. John’s University also provides gender neutral resources to the student body.

    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

    The gender-segregated restrooms that the Law School maintains are in addition to the three clearly-identified, gender-inclusive restrooms referenced in the response to Question #18a.

    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:

    St. John’s Law offers a course on Issues of Race & Gender in Law, which includes consideration of LGBTQ+ issues.  Additional courses that cover or discuss LGBTQ+ issues include, bu are not limited to, the following:

    Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Seminar 

    Comparative Law

    Constitutional Law II 

    Consumer Protection 

    Immigration Law 

    International Human Rights Law 

    Legislative and Statutory Interpretation 

    Professional Responsibility 

    The First Amendment: The Religion Clauses

    Trusts and Estates 

    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:

    St. John’s Law has an active LGBTQ+ law student group, OUTLaws & Allies, that is supported by the administration and Law School community in general. St. John’s Law provides funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and career services opportunities such as the Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair convened by the LGBT Bar and events with the LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York (LeGaL).

    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

    The Law School adheres to the University’s Policy Against Bias, Discrimination, and Harassment (https://www.stjohns.edu/about/administrative-offices/human-resources/policy-704-policy-against-bias-discrimination-and-harassment)

    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
    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
    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:

    St. John’s Law continuously works to be a safe, inclusive, and welcoming home for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, administrators, and guests. It is committed to providing relevant LGBTQ+ resources through trainings, initiatives, and events directed towards awareness of LGBTQ+ issues and concerns. The administration includes an appointed Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, in part, to devote a safe space at St. John’s Law for members of the LGBTQ+ community and expand the reach of the Law School to the LGBTQ+ legal community. St. John’s Law regularly recognizes the contributions of LGBTQ+ students, faculty, administrators, and staff in strengthening our diversity. LGBTQ+ students at St. John’s University School of Law experience a welcoming environment, and are supported by faculty and administrators as well as a robust LGBTQ+ student organization, OUTLaws and Allies. OUTLaws and Allies engages our student community by planning professional and social events each semester and reaching out to admitted students who indicate on their applications that they are LGBTQ+. Drawing on the diverse and welcoming legal community in New York City and our alumni base, members of OUTLaws and Allies have the opportunity to network with LGBTQ+-friendly employers and members of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York on a regular basis, and the Law School hosts LGBTQ+ judges and practitioners at student-centered events. Members of the LGBTQ+ student and alumni community are also celebrated each year at our annual Diversity and Inclusion Gala.

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