Tag: Civil Rights Clinic
2016 grad Walsh quoted by U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
Recent S.J. Quinney College of Law graduate Vanessa Walsh was quoted by the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights for her work with the Public Policy Clinic and the School-to-Prison Pipeline. The Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report following a series of panel discussions on school discipline policies and […]
Kogan interviewed by RadioWest on sex-segregated bathrooms
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Terry Kogan appeared on RadioWest with Doug Fabrizio recently to discuss sex-segregated bathrooms. Listen to the segment here.
Rosky featured on Radio West about Senate Bill 107
Cliff Rosky, a professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, appeared on Radio West Wednesday to discuss Senate Bill 107, currently being debated at the Utah State Legislature. The bill would amend Utah’s hate crime laws. Rosky played a critical role in drafting the bill, introduced by Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, which passed out […]
Rosky testifies at Senate committee in favor of strengthening Utah’s hate crime laws
Cliff Rosky, a professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, this week testified in favor of Senate Bill 107 at the Utah State Legislature, which would amend Utah’s hate crime laws. Rosky played a critical role in drafting the bill, introduced by Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, which passed out of a Senate committee […]
Walsh Speaks on School-to-Prison Pipeline
In July, Rising 3L Vanessa Walsh spoke on the school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) and its impact on Native American students in Utah at the Governor’s Native American Summit. The Summit began in 2005 as a way of facilitating a discussion between state government, business and tribal leaders to address and develop solutions to various challenges that […]
Deseret News Editorial Cites Work of Public Policy Clinic
A March 6, 2015 editorial in the Deseret News titled, “In our opinion: Closing the ‘discipline gap’ in our schools to keep kids in class” cites the work of the Public Policy Clinic. The publication From Fingerpaints to Fingerprints: School-to-Prison Pipline in Utah, is the work of Professor Emily Chaing’s class, and Jordin Albers, Sean Brian, […]
Chiang Interviewed by Salt Lake Tribune About Dropout Rates in Utah
Professor Emily Chiang was interviewed by the Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. The article titled “Report: 1 in 3 Utah inmates is a high school dropout” highlights the work of the Public Policy Clinic. “Minorities, those whose first language isn’t English, more likely to quit school, U. students find.” Read the complete […]
From Fingerpaint to Fingerprints: The School-to-Prison Pipeline in Utah
Salt Lake City – UT, In the first report of its kind in the state, students at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law used recently released U.S. Department of Education data to examine school discipline rates in Utah. Their findings indicate that Utah students are being disciplined in extraordinarily high numbers starting […]
Students publish Op-Ed in El Periodico de Utah
¿Están los Niños Hispanos de Utah en Camino de la Escuela a la Prisión? http://www.elperiodicodeutah.com/estan-los-ninos-hispanos-de-utah-en-camino-de-la-escuela-la-prision/ Salt lake City (UTAH) – Una versión de esta opinión apareció en el Salt Lake Tribune el 19 de octubre del 2013. Hace algunos años, uno de nosotros se apresuraba a clase en una de las principales escuelas secundarias de […]
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