This panel will discuss how bar examinees from communities of color or who are neurodivergent (including examinees with learning disabilities and mental health challenges) are adversely affected by bias in the bar exam. Studies show that bar examinees from communities of color have lower pass rates than their white peers. Neurodivergent examinees encounter a range …
Law Library Director, Nichelle Perry, Assistant Director, Richelle Reid, Senior Reference Librarian, Zanada Joyner, and Reference Librarians, Emily Hoffman and Matthew Neely presented at the Carolinas Colloquium 2021 held at Elon University School of Law on Thursday, June 24, 2021 regarding their use of Teams to teach legal research during the pandemic. Learn more
The NC Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice – Learning Session 1: Race, Data, and Policing Law enforcement agencies are increasingly relying on data and predictive analytics to make policing decisions. However, the reliance on data and algorithms in this way can have the unintended consequence of exacerbating the racial discrimination and disparity in …