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California Western School of Law

Last Updated June 7, 2024
225 Cedar Street, San Diego, CA 92101, United States

Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience 

Nondiscrimination Policy

This school has a nondiscrimination policy that covers:

  • Employment
  • Admissions 

Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name)

Name in use can be used. Students can indicate name in use:

  • On law school application
  • When filling out enrollment information

Name in use appears: 

  • Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Upon request on transcripts that can be sent to employers
  • Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
  • Upon request on student diplomas

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

  • Encouraged but not required to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

  • During new student orientation

Student pronouns appear:

  • Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Upon request on faculty class rosters

Students can indicate:

  • Honorifics on law school application 
  • Honorifics when filling out enrollment information
  • Honorifics during new student orientation
  • Honorifics upon request

Student honorifics appear:

  • Upon request on faculty class rosters

Resources and Opportunities 

  • LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
  • Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)                     
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee that includes LGBTQ+ representation
  • LGBTQ+ focused project or pro bono group           
  • Funds for students to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
  • Funds for students to participate in the Williams Institute Annual Moot Court

Classroom Experience

  • Offers at least one course that focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ issues

Faculty

  • School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee
  • School has faculty member(s) who conduct research primarily focused on LGBTQ+ topics

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

  • All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)
  • Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
  • Gender-designated single-occupancy restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
  • Written policy supporting students using the restroom facilities based on the gender with which they self-identify

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

  • Located in main law school building
  • Located in the law library 
  • All are ADA accessible 

Local Community

  • LGBTQ+ specific events    
  • Pride events 
  • Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ owned businesses   
  • Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ friendly businesses (e.g., pride flag sticker)         

Navigating California Western School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Admissions Office
Baran Bulkat
bbulkat@cwsl.edu
619.525.1401

Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus

Office of Student Affairs
Estuardo Ponciano
eponciano@cwsl.edu
619.515.3575

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Registrar
Jerome Thompson
jthompson@cwsl.edu
619.525.1414

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Office of Student Affairs
Jeff Chinn
jchinn@cwsl.edu
619.515.1577

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement
Kenna Ledbetter
kledbetter@cwsl.edu
619.515.1546

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