OEIE News and Events

Student Scholar Fund

The Student Scholar Fund is meant to alleviate the financial burden on students who are currently involved or interested in the academic, research, legal, or practical application of advancing civil rights and racial justice for communities facing systemic disparities in areas including but not limited to: police violence, incarceration, housing, education, labor and employment, and health.

The deadline for the scholarship has been extended to March 15, 2024.

More information about the scholarship is available below (including the online application):

https://www.civilrights.pitt.edu/studentscholarfund

3rd Achieving Excellence Speaker Presentation

Please join us for a conversation with our 3rd Annual Achieving Excellence Speaker the Honorable Judge Chung as she reflects on her career, the challenges of being the first Asian American to serve on the Third Circuit, and offers insights to those interested in clerking.

Judge Chung will be joined by Professors Pat Chew, Lu-in Wang, and Alveena Shah. The event will be moderated by Dylan Kim (JD ’25), President of Pitt Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Student Association.

When: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Time: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Where: Barco Law Building, Room 111

3900 Forbes Ave,

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Please click here to register.

*This program has been approved by PACLE for 1.0 hour of CLE credit. There will be a $30.00 fee for processing CLE credit for this event.

Welcome the new Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusive Excellence Professor Ann Sinsheimer

Effective July 1, 2023, Professor Ann Sinsheimer was appointed as Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusive Excellence.  For the past five years, Ann has been leading the Resilience & Engagement Project at Pitt Law https://www.law.pitt.edu/about/fostering-resilience-and-engagement-law-students. The project focuses on promoting student resilience and cultivating a growth mindset.  Ann and her collaborators (Dr. Omid Fotuhi, Dr. Ming-Te Wang, Ciara Willet) have received Momentum Funding (Teaming Grant) from Pitt to advance their work. Given the work, the care and concern she has shown for all of our students, and her deep involvement in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion more broadly, we are confident that she will do a spectacular job filling Professor Tomar Pierson-Brown’s gargantuan shoes.  

Congratulations Ann! Our Pitt Law community is looking forward to working with you!