Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

The University of Oregon School of Law Mission

The Law School encourages and celebrates diversity and affirms the vision set forth in the Diversity Plan for the University of Oregon:

"The university is a place where people from different cultures and experiences learn together; understanding and respecting these differences are critical for the university to be a place of open-minded inquiry where, in challenging the boundaries of knowledge, we include and value all members of our community."

The Law School's Diversity Strategic Action Plan affirms the University Mission Statement. We are dedicated:

"...to the principles of equality of opportunity and freedom from unfair discrimination for all members of the university community and an acceptance of true diversity as an affirmation of individual identity within a welcoming community."

Student Organization Contact Information

OUTLaws are law students committed to promoting awareness, education, support, and appreciation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer legal issues and civil rights. We welcome everyone who is dedicated to our mission of furthering LGBTQ rights, regardless of age, sex, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Please visit the University of Oregon School of Law website for additional information.

Faculty Contact Information

Dominic Vetri
Professor of Law
E-mail: dvetri@uoregon.edu

Administrator Contact Information

Jaye Barlous
Law Reference Librarian
E-mail: barlous@uoregon.edu

Rebecca Flynn
Assistant Director, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
E-mail: rflynn@uoregon.edu

Course Titles and/or Descriptions

• Sexuality and the Law
• Race, Gender, Bias, and the Law
• Women and the Law

Domestic Partnership Benefits

University of Oregon LGBT Educational and Support Services:

• lgbt.uoregon.edu
• LGBT Education and Support

University of Oregon domestic partner benefits for faculty and staff:

• Domestic Partner Coverage

University of Oregon graduate student housing domestic partner priority:

• Family Housing and University Apartments: Eligibility Requirements

Additional Information

The University of Oregon School of Law welcomes your application. Though we are a public university, we recruit students nationally to enroll talented students with a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and goals. This year, 65 percent of our first-year students come from 38 states other than Oregon, 45 percent lived abroad prior to law school, and 30 percent speak a second language. The first-year class includes college athletes, engineers, DC staffers, entrepreneurs, baristas, poets and writers, partners and parents, paralegals, the recently graduated, the career changer, lesbian women, and gay men. Perhaps most striking is that 82 percent come with significant public interest experience, from Teach for America in Manhattan to a homeless shelter in Eugene. We value bright and engaged applicants with similarly broad experiences. We encourage you to discuss topics like these in your application to help us understand what you will contribute to the classroom discussion and to the legal profession.

We are the only law school in Oregon that is part of an Association of American Universities (AAU)-caliber research institution and the only Oregon law school meriting a chapter of the Order of the Coif. You will not only enjoy the intimacy of a small law school setting, but also the diverse social, recreational, and cultural opportunities that only an institution the size of the University of Oregon can provide its students. Thus, it is fitting that the University of Oregon is known as among the best institutions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. The University of Oregon School of Law is also recognized as among the nation's top schools for "most liberal students" and for "best quality of life." A Diversity Strategic Action Plan helps guide the law school. A diversity committee sponsors student forums twice a year to provide diversity education, among other projects. Courses taught at the law school which might be of interest to students with LGBT issues are Law and Sexuality, Women and the Law, and Human Rights Law.

Eugene, Oregon, home to the University of Oregon, is situated on the southern tip of the spectacular Willamette Valley, one hour east of the Pacific Ocean and one hour west of the Cascade Mountain Range. Eugene is a progressive and green city and wears its designation as "a Great City for the Arts and the Outdoors" with pride. Among its 150,000 residents is an active LGBT community. Helpful links to local LGBT resources are available at the Equity and Human Rights Center for the City of Eugene:

• Eugene, OR - Official Website
• Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Travel

For information about the University of Oregon School of Law, please visit the School of Law website or contact admissions@law.uoregon.edu. We hope you will apply. "Go Ducks!"

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