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  • Climate Survey 2022

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

    City University of New York School of Law

    March 23, 2022

    Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
     
    a. If you answered 'it is incorrect,' please provide the URL from your school's website with the corrected version

    https://law.catalog.cuny.edu/statement-of-non-discrimination

    b. Does your law school (or larger University, if those policies are binding upon the law school) have a "code of conduct" which prohibits same-sex relationships (including but not limited to physical/sexual activity, marriage or registered domestic partner status, etc.) for employees or students?
    No
    2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
    Yes
    a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

    We seek to recruit a wide diversity of students in our entering classes including students from the LGBTQ2IA+ community. We participate in Lavender Law events and help lead the country by staff participation in LGBTQ2IA+ workshops and conferences. Law school staff manage enrollment thoughtfully so transgender, non-binary and all other LGBTQ2IA+ students feel seen and welcomed to our school, and adapting processes, forms, and structures to better meet these ends. Additionally, members of the law school’s Admissions staff are actively involved in external bodies aimed at supporting LGBTQ2IA+ students, staff, and faculty on a broader scale, including CUNY’s LGBTQI+ Council and chairing LSAC’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Subcommittee.

    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:

    Applicants are provided the opportunity to self-identify as LGBTQ2IA+ on our application for admission to the law school. Additionally, we’ve enhanced the gender ID question on our admissions application the past two cycles by expanding the number of options to include multiple non-binary categories along with cis female and male. Our application also includes a question giving applicants the opportunity to tell us their pronouns.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    650
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    184
    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?
    No
    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:

    With respect to specific recruitment and outreach to LGBT2QIA+ community, CUNY School of Law posts faculty openings to the LGBTQ+ Bar listservs, as well as our reputation and work as a public interest and social justice-focused school of law, as reaffirmed in our diversity statement. The Law School is a public institution, committed to fostering respect for the rich diversity of our community, our city, our state, our nation, and, indeed, the world. To that end, the Law School has adopted the following: THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP CREATE A BAR THAT IS MORE DIVERSIFIED, AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FULL RANGE OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP NEW YORK CITY AND THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY, WE ACTIVELY SEEK TO RECRUIT, EMPLOY, RETAIN, PROMOTE, AND TRAIN STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF OF ALL RACES, NATIONAL ORIGINS, CLASSES, AND BELIEF SYSTEMS, WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION OR TO AGE OR MARITAL OR PARENTAL STATUS. THIS COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED IN ALL THAT WE DO, BEGINNING WITH OUR ADMISSIONS POLICIES: WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE APPLICANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROAD AND INCLUSIVE CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.

    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?
    57
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    Unknown (not tracked systematically)
    a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
    Unknown
    Lesbian?
    Unknown
    Gay?
    Unknown
    Bisexual/Pansexual?
    Unknown
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    Unknown
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    Unknown
    11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
    110
    12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    Unknown (not tracked systematically)
    a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators self-identify as people of color?
    Unknown
    Lesbian?
    Unknown
    Gay?
    Unknown
    Bisexual / Pansexual?
    Unknown
    Transgender / Nonbinary?
    Unknown
    Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
    Unknown
    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:

    CUNY offers a range of health plans to all employees. The option of several HMOs, PPOs, and POSs is provided through the City of New York. Information about plans and rates are available online at http://www.nyc.gov/html/olr/html/home/home.shtml. Benefits including health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning such as in vitro fertilization and/or adoptive benefits are available to all employees on equal terms. Same-sex couples who are married or in registered domestic partnerships are provided the same benefits that are provided to different-sex married or registered domestic partner 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:

    All health benefits are provided through the City University of New York, and employees have several HMOs, PPOs, and POSs to choose from. Counseling, hormone therapy, and transgender reassignment surgery are covered by our health insurance plans if prescribed by a physician.

    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?
    No
    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.):

    We have two social workers on staff, and both have received training relating to LGBTQ2IA+ specific care at conferences, workshops and through extensive professional experience. Additionally, our Professional Registered Nurse Practitioner received training during her education, experience, and continued development by way of a variety of training programs and professional conferences.

    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

    Single stall restrooms, also accessible for people with disabilities, are identified as “ALL GENDER RESTROOM” and are located throughout the building on each and every one of the law school’s five floors; we have only one law school building.

    Additionally, the law school’s entire third floor contains only gender inclusive restrooms. Specifically, in addition to single stall, accessible all gender restrooms with signage reading “ALL GENDER RESTROOM,” also referenced above, third as well as other floor restroom signage says:
    “W Gender diversity is welcomed here: please use the restroom that best fits your gender identify or expression.”
    “M Gender diversity is welcomed here: please use the restroom that best fits your gender identify or expression.”
    “Restroom: This is a gender-neutral restroom”

    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:

    Each of our gender-segregated restrooms display signs that affirm
    our commitment to inclusivity, with the following message:
    “W Gender diversity is welcomed here: please use the restroom that best fits your gender identify or expression.”
    “M Gender diversity is welcomed here: please use the restroom that best fits your gender identify or expression.”

    b. Do all of the gender-segregated restrooms in your law school buildings have signage specifically indicating that people may use the restroom which best reflects their gender?
    Yes
    20. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation Law, Gender Identity Law, etc.)?
    Yes, we offer a Sexual Orientation Law course annually
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    Sexuality & the Law

    21. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group?
    Yes
    a. If you answered "yes," does that group receive annual funding from the law school 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:

    Through fundraising and annual grants provided by the New York City Council, CUNY Law awards fellowships and grants for students to complete full-time summer legal internships, public interest projects, and impact-focused fellowships. At least six of these opportunities in each of the past two years have been specifically LGBTQ+-focused.

    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
    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
    26. Does your school enable and encourage the sharing of personal pronouns (e.g., She/Her, He/Him, They/Them) and honorifics (e.g., Ms., Mx., Mr.) in public communications (email signature blocks, Zoom profiles, nametags, event registration forms, etc.)?
    Yes
    a. Does your law school capture students' personal pronouns and honorifics as part of the registration process?
    We capture this data elsewhere
    b. If your law school captures students' personal pronouns and honorifics, is that information consistently shared with professors on class rosters with an expectation that it will be used in the classroom?
    No

    We give the option for students to include pronouns on our admissions applications. While a systematic process of sharing this information with faculty on class rosters has not been implemented yet, our students and faculty routinely share pronouns when classes meet and introduce for the first time. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and students are encouraged by the administration via annual educational presentations and messaging to include pronouns on email signatures, Zoom displays, and other venues where names and profiles are shared or exchanged.

    27. 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:

    CUNY School of Law is a social justice and public interest-focused institution. We strive for inclusivity and diversity, as CUNY Law School is recognized nationally as a gender inclusive law school. At least 32% of our fall 2021 incoming 1L class as well as 28% of our current student body overall identify as members of the LGBTQ2IA+ community. The Law School regularly hosts the OutSummit, which is an annual conference on the human rights of LGBTQ2IA+ community. Our capstone clinical programs (ranked #1 in the country by US News) include examination of the impact of legal representations and systems on the LGBTQ2IA+ community. One of our twelve clinical offerings, the Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic, centers professional school experiential learning practice in the rights of people to determine their gender expression and gender identity. Other clinical offerings where work regularly involve gender and LGBTQ2IA+ organizations and issues are Equality and Justice Clinic and Immigration & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic. Student organizations of all kinds at CUNY Law are inclusive and embrace our large diversity mission including our LBGTQ2IA+ student organization, OUTLAWS, which continues to be active on campus.It

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