ABA Finds Oregon, With 17.3% Adjunct Faculty Of Color, Out Of Compliance With Law School Accreditation Standard On Faculty Diversity

Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Notice of Finding of Significant Noncompliance With Standard 206, University of Oregon School of Law:

At its February 16-17, 2023, meeting, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (the “Council”) considered the status of the University of Oregon School of Law of Law (the “Law School”) and concluded that the Law School is not in compliance with Standard 206(b), with respect to part-time or adjunct faculty.

ABA Journal, ABA Legal Ed Council Posts Additional Notice on Faculty Diversity:

According to the law school’s Standard 509 Information Report, it has 52 non-full-time faculty; 23 [44.2%] are men, 29 [55.8%] are women, and nine [17.3%] are people of color. Marcilynn A. Burke, the law school’s dean, did not immediately respond to an ABA Journal interview request

At the same February meeting, the Council found Hofstra back in compliance with Standard 206's faculty diversity standard with 77 non-full-time faculty; 50 (64.9%) are men, 27 (35.1%) are women, and five (6.5%) are people of color.

• Oregon total faculty: 87: 57.5% are women, 17.3% are people of color
• Hofstra total faculty: 128: 37.5% are women, 9.38% are people of color

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• ABA Finds Hofstra Out Of Compliance With Law School Accreditation Standard On Faculty Diversity (Dec. 16, 2022)
• ABA Finds Baylor Out Of Compliance With Law School Accreditation Standard On Adjunct Faculty Diversity (Mar. 3, 2023)
• ABA Finds Hofstra Back In Compliance With Law School Accreditation Standard on Faculty Diversity (Mar. 8, 2023)