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Mercer University School of Law

Last Updated June 21, 2024
1021 Georgia Avenue, Macon, GA 31207, United States

Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience 

Nondiscrimination Policy

This school has a nondiscrimination policy that covers:

  • Employment
  • Admissions 

The school’s nondiscrimination policy addresses discrimination on the basis of:

  • Sexual Orientation 
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Expression

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

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

  • On law school application
  • Upon request

Name in use appears: 

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

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

  • Encouraged but not required to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

  • On law school application 
  • When filling out enrollment information
  • In school’s student information system
  • During new student orientation
  • Upon request

Student pronouns appear:

  • Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews

Students can indicate:

  • Non-gendered honorifics
  • 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 school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)

Resources and Opportunities 

  • LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
  • Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)                  
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee that includes LGBTQ+ representation
  • Career counseling specifically for LGBTQ+ students
  • Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis

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 multi-stall restroom(s) 
  • Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
  • Signage by all gender-designated bathrooms on university campus, including law school buildings indicating students may use the bathroom that best aligns with their gender identity

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

  • Located in main law school building
  • 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 Mercer University School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Stacey Stone
Stone_sl@law.mercer.edu
478.301.5902

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

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Jeannie Zipperer
zipperer_bj@law.mercer.edu
478.301.2586

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Registrar
LaShunda Walker
walker_ld@law.mercer.edu
478.301.5023

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Jeannie Zipperer
zipperer_bj@law.mercer.edu
478.301.2586

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Director of Alumni Engagement
Andrea Williford
williford_a@law.mercer.edu
478.301.2180

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