Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

CUNY School of Law is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action institution. The Law School does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship, religion, race, color, national or ethnic origin, handicap, veteran or marital status in its student admissions, employment, access to programs, and administration of education policies.

Student Organization Contact Information

CUNY OUTLaws

E-mail: outlaws@mail.law.cuny.edu

CUNY OUTLaws is the association for LGBT, PWA, HIV+ communities and their allies, bringing social, educational, political, and cultural events to the law school.

Faculty Contact Information

Ruthann Robson
E-mail: robson@mail.law.cuny.edu

Administrator Contact Information

No details provided.

Course Titles and/or Descriptions

Sexuality and the Law

The concern for diversity is also threaded through the curriculum; for example, a required course for all first-year students is Liberty, Equality, and Due Process, which examines issues of racial and gender equality and sexual orientation in the context of legal and historical analysis.

Domestic Partnership Benefits

Covered by New York City Domestic Partnership Law, one of the most progressive in the country.

Additional Information

CUNY School of Law has an open and safe environment for LGBT students. CUNY's application includes its optional gender question, "Do you identify as a sexual or gender minority (e.g., gay, lesbian, queer, transgender, etc.)?" The concern for gender and sexual orientation diversity, among others, is also threaded through the curriculum. CUNY's student organization, OUTLaws, is very active, and collaborates with other student organizations to discuss social, legal, and extralegal issues involving people who are HIV+, living with AIDS, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, and other sexual minorities. CUNY has successfully enrolled transgender students and provides unisex facilities.

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