Inclusive Excellence - Elon Law

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 shared insights into the power of representation as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Rosa Newman-Ruffin joins the law school community as a property and contracts professor with a scholarly interest in real estate law, with Robert “Bob” Minarcin bringing experience as a public defender to his role as a professor in the Legal Method & Communication Program.

The group prepared its final report during summer 2021 that detailed nearly 40 recommendations for redesigning the university’s bias response and reporting system.

Dedicated spaces for reflection and lactation now allow for faith-based student groups, nursing parents, and anyone in need of contemplative solitude to make use of quiet areas at Elon University’s downtown Greensboro campus.

The scholarship in memory of Dean Emeritus & Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., will be awarded to students who have a commitment to promoting the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Elon Law and within the legal profession.

Elon University’s School of Law and School of Health Sciences celebrated the pride and heritage of students who recognize their African roots in a Commencement eve program filled with laughs, cheers, and many boxes of tissues for the tears of joy of both graduates and their guests.

In her Commencement address to the Class of 2021, attorney Deborah Enix-Ross of the American Bar Association emphasized how "our justice system does not function properly when vulnerable people who are poor are forced to appear in court without a lawyer."

Graduates were recognized in a virtual program with school and professional honors for advocacy, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

A recent conversation with Elon University's inaugural director of inclusive excellence for graduate and professional education - first published in the Summer 2021 Elon Law News Bulletin - featured advice for promoting the values of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in both the classroom and the workspace.

"Reparations: Restorative Justice for Racial Disparities," the theme of the Elon Law Review's 2021 online symposium, takes place virtually on September 24 with legal scholars and advocates discussing the ongoing legal movement to address past wrongs.