Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

Suffolk University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, Vietnam-era, or disabled veteran status in its employment, admission policies, or in the administration of, operation of, or access to its academic and nonacademic programs and policies. It does not discriminate on the basis of disability in violation of Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Inquiries regarding disabilities and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act may be directed to the appropriate coordinator: students and applicants in the Law School—Dean of Students, 617.573.8157, faculty and faculty applicants in the Law School—Dean of Students; other employers and applicants for employment—Director of Human Resources, One Beacon Street, 25th floor, 617.573.8415. Inquiries regarding Title IX and other federal and state nondiscrimination legislation may be directed to the Director of Human Resources, One Beacon Street, 25th Floor, 617.573.8415.

Student Organization Contact Information

The Queer Alliance

Faculty Contact Information

Sarah Boonin
E-mail: sboonin@suffolk.edu

Administrator Contact Information

No details provided.

Course Titles and/or Descriptions

• Gender and the Law—The course examines different perspectives of feminist legal theory and exposes different ways of thinking about the relationship between law and gender.
• Sexual Orientation and the Law—This course examines the ways in which the law regulates and recognizes sexuality and sexual orientation.
• Workplace Bullying and Discrimination—This course focuses on various forms of mistreatment of employees in the workplace, including discrimination, harassment, bullying, and mobbing. We will examine organizational behavior, psychology, economics, and gender and race theory.
• Individual Rights—This course examines the themes relevant to the protection of individual liberty: freedom of expression, obscenity, hate speech, and privacy rights.

Domestic Partnership Benefits

Suffolk University extends health and dental insurance to all full- and part-time employees (who work at least 24 hours per week in regularly budgeted positions.) These benefits are extended to the same-sex domestic partners of its benefits-eligible employees. The dependent children of same-sex domestic partners are also eligible for coverage through Suffolk. Domestic partners must certify their relationship by completing an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership with the Human Resources Office.

Additional Information

We actively recruit LGBTQ candidates using various search tools. The number of LGBTQ students at Suffolk Law is large enough to support our very active Queer Law Alliance organization. The Queer Law Alliance, with the support of the Suffolk Law Community, provides a forum in which to discuss legal issues facing the LGBTQ community through events featuring prominent figures in the Boston and national LGBTQ community. Suffolk Law, along with the local LGBTQ bar association, hosts the Massachusetts LGBTQ Career Fair.

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