Diversity
Our Commitment:
A Message from Dean Kellye Y. Testy
My commitments to diversity and equality are part of my high standards and insistence upon excellence. Diversity is part of excellence. Today, the best legal education must include an integration of theory, doctrine, and practice and must be delivered by a diverse faculty to a diverse student body. Especially for a global law school such as ours, graduates must be culturally competent and prepared for an increasingly complex and connected world.
Law is a powerful tool for social change, and all of us who are part of the legal profession have a duty to seek to make real the promise of “equal justice.” Justice cannot be a commodity that is available only to those who can afford it; that not only harms the persons who are denied access to justice, but it undermines respect for the rule of law and lawyers as well.
Our school's longstanding commitment to excellence, including diversity, has stood the test of time amid many changes in the legal profession. The privilege of being a part of the legal profession compels us to promote the rule of law and its commitment to justice and equality.