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  • Climate Survey 2021

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

    University of California, Berkeley School of Law

    March 17, 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?

    Yes. We seek to enroll an excellent and diverse class each year, which begins first with a wide range of outreach efforts. This includes creating and disseminating print and electronic materials that include information about student organizations, experiential education, course offerings, faculty, and the student body, among other things, and ensuring that these materials present images and information that is representative of our school’s inclusivity. We also created and maintain a diversity-specific web page featuring a section on opportunities for LGBTQ+ students. We also send targeted emails to student who self-report (through LSAC) that they are interested in LGBTQ+ student organizations using the Candidate Referral Service. In addition, we partner with our student organizations and other organizations to attend or organize events that are designed to reach diverse students, including LGBTQ+ students. For example, we participated in a law school event organized by LSAC at Lavender Law.

    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

    Yes. Our admitted students guide (admit packet) identifies student organizations such as Queer Caucus and Queers United in Revolutionary Subversion. We also identify other affinity groups (e.g., Womxn of Color Collective, Law Students of African Descent, Native American Law Student Association, etc.), and the First Generation Professional student group. Student organizations like the ones above, as well as others such trans@berkeley, have the opportunity to receive logistical and financial support to do outreach to admitted students, and to hold events during Admitted Students’ Weekend. (Note: These opportunities are available to any registered group at the law school.)

    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:

    Yes, in several ways/places:

    Under “Prefix” in the Biographical section of the application (the very first question) we include both the the “Mx.” and “Ind.” options. (Ind. stand for “Individual” and is intended to be entirely free of gender, thus an option for agender individuals or others who prefer not to use Mx. for any number of reasons.)

    Under “Biographical” we ask the following questions:

    What sex were you assigned at birth, such as on an original birth certificate?

    ___ Female

    ___ Male

    The following three questions in this section are optional. Your answer, or your decision not to answer, will have no bearing on our admission decision. In addition, your response will be suppressed from your application during the review process.

    How do you describe yourself?

    ___ Male

    ___ Female

    ___ Trans Male/Trans Man

    ___ Trans Female/Trans Woman

    ___Genderqueer/Gender Non-Conforming

    ___Different Identity

    We understand that gender identity may be expressed in a variety of ways. Should you wish to elaborate on your response or non-response to the previous questions, you are invited to complete the section below.

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Do you consider yourself to be:

    ___ Heterosexual or Straight

    ___ Gay or Lesbian

    ___ Bisexual

    ___ Other not listed above

    We also allow applicants to submit an optional “Diversity Statement” (in addition to the Personal Statement) with the following prompt: “How will you (your perspective, experience, Voice) contribute diversity in our classrooms and community?”

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    1045 JD students as of 10/5/2020
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    Berkeley Law asks for LGBTQ+ status in the application, but there is no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting students' LGBTQ+ status once they matriculate.
    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

    Yes. We ask for “Preferred First Name” in the application itself, and our salutations in letters, name tags for events, etc. all are based on that response (not First/given Name).

    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:

    Berkeley Law requires all faculty candidates to submit a statement of contribution to diversity, which is an important element in the consideration of candidates.
    In addition, during Berkeley Law’s hiring process for lateral faculty candidates, a reading group of Berkeley Law faculty performs a check to verify that LGBTQ+ candidates are properly represented in the long list of candidates to be considered for lateral positions.

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

    Berkeley Law has no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting faculty LGBTQ+ status. Various “out-lists” for the UC Berkeley campus and School of Law suggest there are 5-6 self-identifying LGBTQ+ faculty.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    302
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    Berkeley Law has no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting faculty LGBTQ+ status. Various “out-lists” for the UC Berkeley campus and School of Law suggest there are 5-6 self-identifying LGBTQ+ faculty.
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    Berkeley Law has no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting faculty LGBTQ+ status. Various “out-lists” for the UC Berkeley campus and School of Law suggest there are two self-identifying LGBTQ+ faculty of color.
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    120
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    Berkeley Law has no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting staff/administrator LGBTQ+ status. Various “out-lists” for the UC Berkeley campus and School of Law suggest there are 10 self-identifying LGBTQ+ staff/administrators.
    a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators self-identify as people of color?
    Berkeley Law has no formal process for identifying, counting, or documenting staff/administrator LGBTQ+ status. Various “out-lists” for the UC Berkeley campus and School of Law suggest there is 1 self-identifying LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color
    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:

    UC Berkeley’s health plans, and family/parental leave benefits, nontraditional family planning and adoptive benefits, are available to all married or registered-partnership couples. UC benefits are available to an employee’s:
    Spouse
    Domestic partner
    Children (biological or adopted, stepchildren, domestic partner’s children)
    Grandchildren, step-grandchildren, domestic partner’s grandchildren
    Legal ward

    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:

    Available here

    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

    UC Berkeley’s student health insurance plan provides equal benefits to same-sex couples and different-sex couples. UC Berkeley’s University Health Center was recognized in 2017 as a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

    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:

    UC Berkeley’s student health insurance plan covers students and their same-sex spouses/partners at equivalent levels. Transgender benefits include: gender reassignment surgery, hysterectomy, hormone therapy, top surgery, electrolysis of the face and neck, tracheal shave, laser hair removal of the face and neck, fertility preservation, vocal training, and limited travel costs.

    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.):

    University Health Services (UHS) gives students the option to meet with a queer-identifying counselor if they choose. Additionally, the UHS has a Trans Care Team specifically to support transgender students.

    Services for LGBTQ students
    Transgender care

    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

    In keeping with UC Berkeley campus policy, the Law School Complex has 12 gender-inclusive, single-use restrooms. They are identified on building maps. The signage, which is standard on all of the Berkeley campus, is a dark blue circle with a white triangle inside of it, which has the word “restroom” on it.

    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:

    There is no policy that prohibits the use of a gender-segregated facility that aligns with an individual’s gender identity. The policy applicable to the creation of gender-inclusive restrooms is here.

    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:

    Courses vary year to year, and are updated annually in our Prospectus. Recent Courses include:
    -Race, Sexuality, and the Law
    -Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & the Law
    -Reproduction & Sexuality Seminar

    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:

    Berkeley Law’s student organization Queer Caucus, founded in 1978, is comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender variant, queer law students and allies. In addition, Berkeley Law is home to the LGBTQ+ student organizations Trans @ Berkeley Law and Queers United in Revolutionary Subversion (QUIRS). All registered student organizations are eligible to receive funding from the student government, to participate in the student activities fair, to utilize law school facilities for their events, and to be listed on the Berkeley Law website. Every student is eligible to apply for up to $200 to attend a law-related conference each academic year. This funding has been used, for example, to support students attending Lavender Law.

    Berkeley Law’s Queer Caucus offers two annual summer fellowships of $1000 to Berkeley Law students pursuing specific types of public interest work affecting the LGBTQ community. The Ken Bryan Fund was established in memory of a student who died of complications from AIDS in his second year at Berkeley Law. The fund provides grants for Berkeley students doing AIDS/HIV-related legal work over the summer. The Mary C. Dunlap Fellowship was established in honor of Mary Dunlap, a Berkeley Law alum who made significant contributions as a civil rights attorney. The fellowship supports student work targeting underserved LGBT communities.

    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?
    Yes

    Required trainings

    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, mandatory 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:

    Berkeley Law has an Ad Hoc Amelioration Committee, which formed in response to efforts by the Trump Administration to prohibit openly transgender people from joining the armed forces.  The purpose of the committee is/was to advise the Career Development Office and/or other affected departments on how best to combat the negative effects of having to allow the military to participate in recruiting activities despite its discriminatory hiring practice.    

    Students are able to indicate their pronouns on seating charts for professors. 

    Faculty & Staff Pride Lunch 

    Lavender Lunch 

    UC Berkeley’s Gender Equity Resource Center provides resources and events focusing on LGBTQ+ issues, needs and communities.

    Available trainings

    Staff/faculty identify their pronouns within the signature line on their email. 

    Admissions provides pronoun banners (e.g., My pronouns are: she/her, he/him, they/them, Ask Me) that adhere to name tags for Admitted Students’ Weekend and Orientation. 

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