Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Law School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, creed, age, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Capital University, moreover, actively encourages applications from racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the legal profession.

Student Organization Contact Information

BiGLaw
Jason Owen, President
E-mail: jowen@law.capital.edu

Faculty Contact Information

Faculty Advisor: Rick Wood
E-mail: rwood@law.capital.edu

Administrator Contact Information

Shawn Beem
Assistant Director of Career Services
E-mail: sbeem@law.capital.edu

Course Titles and/or Descriptions

Sexual Orientation and the Law

This course will examine a variety of areas in which the law distinguishes on the basis of sexual orientation including criminal law, family law, employment law, and constitutional law. The jurisprudence in a variety of areas of law will be examined to see how that jurisprudence has (or has not) been modified in light of sexual orientation.

Domestic Partnership Benefits

Capital University is offering domestic partners of employees health, dental, long term care, and supplemental life insurance. For purposes of Capital University benefits policy, a domestic partnership is a relationship between an unmarried employee and one other unmarried person over 18 years of age of the same or opposite sex as the employee who have a single, dedicated relationship, intend to remain in the relationship indefinitely, and meet all the requirements for eligibility stated in the Capital University Affidavit of Domestic Partnership. An employee wishing to designate a domestic partner must complete an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership, available in the Human Resources Office. Capital University benefits apply to domestic partners under the specific terms of the benefit policies.

Additional Information

Capital University Law School is located in downtown Columbus, Ohio, a city that was recently named "The Most Underrated Gay-Friendly city in America." With a long history in providing access and opportunity, Capital Law celebrates its diverse student body and prides itself in providing a welcoming environment for LGBT students.

Capital Equality Alliance, an active student organization whose purpose is:

• to provide a social network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and affirming students within the law school and the legal community;
• to provide education about legal issues which impact the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community; and
• to help build a safe and tolerant society that respects diversity and offers gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons equal protection of the law.

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