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Roger Williams University School of Law

Last Updated June 7, 2024
10 Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809-5171, 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
  • When filling out enrollment information
  • In school’s student information system

Name in use appears: 

  • Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
  • Automatically on faculty class rosters
  • Automatically on student transcripts that can be sent to employers
  • Automatically on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
  • Automatically 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:

  • 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)
  • Automatically on faculty class rosters
  • Automatically 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 in school’s student information system
  • 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)
  • Automatically on faculty class rosters
  • Automatically on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
  • Upon request on student diplomas

Scholarships

School offers general diversity and inclusion financial aid for students based on:

  • Sexual Orientation 
  • Gender Identity

School offers specific financial aid for students based on:

  • Sexual Orientation 
  • Gender Identity

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

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
  • 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
  • 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 Roger Williams University School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Student Finance and Records
Kathryn Politano
kpolitano@rwu.edu
401.254.4510

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

Office of Diversity & Outreach
Dr. Safie Sagna
ssagna@rwu.edu
401.254.4522

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Office of Student Finance and Records
Douglas Peterson
dpeterson@rwu.edu
401.254.460

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Office of Admissions
Yulyana Torres
ytorres@rwu.edu
401.254.4500

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Office of Career Development
Jodi Haley
jhaley@rwu.edu
401.254.4650

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