Nondiscrimination Policy
Students, faculty, and staff at Washington and Lee University have the right to be free from prohibited discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, and retaliation within the university community. Specifically, the university prohibits discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran's status, and genetic information in its educational programs and activities and with regard to employment. The university also prohibits sexual misconduct offenses described in this policy. Finally, the university prohibits retaliation against any individual who brings a good-faith complaint under this policy or is involved in the complaint process. Such conduct violates not only university policy and expectations of personal integrity and respect for others, but may also violate state and federal law. Students, faculty, and staff found to have violated this policy will be disciplined appropriately, up to and including termination from employment or dismissal from the university.
Student Organization Contact Information
OUTLaw
Contact:
Andrea Hilton
Associate Director for Professional Development
E-mail: HiltonA@wlu.edu
Faculty Contact Information
None
Administrator Contact Information
None
Course Titles and/or Descriptions
Gender and the Law Seminar
This course will introduce students to feminist legal theory and explore the ways in which gender equality theory has evolved over time, including the following schools of thought: liberal equality theory, difference feminism, dominance theory, anti-essentialism and the intersection of gender and racial equality, and postmodernism. Moving from theory to practice, the course will then explore the application of feminist theory in various legal contexts, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, reproductive rights, marriage and family, education, and global women's rights.
Domestic Partnership Benefits
The university provides health, dental, and other benefits to same-sex domestic partners of faculty and staff.
Same-sex domestic partners of university faculty, staff, and students have access to university athletic facilities and to the collections of services of the university's libraries.
Additional Information
As one of the nation's smallest law schools, W&L Law offers a singularly supportive and close-knit community. We seek to
enroll students with a wide range of perspectives, and LGBT applicants have an opportunity, through a check box and
supplemental statement, to identify and discuss their sexuality during the application process. Our OUTLaw organization has
an active and established presence on campus and regularly sponsors events and programming.
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