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    Climate Survey 2020

    Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School

    April 28, 2020

    Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
     
    2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
    Yes
    a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

    We seek to admit a diverse student body that reflects a wide range of life experiences. Although our application does not request prospective students to identify their gender identity or sexual orientation, applicants may indicate in the Candidate Referral Service profile they set up with LSAC that they are LGBTQ+ and/or interested in LGBTQ+ issues and student organizations. When prospective students provide such information, we strive to make them feel welcome and included at BYU Law.

    3. Does your law school's welcome packet for admitted students include mention of identity group support for LGBTQ+ students, as well as for students of color or other minorities?
    No
    4. Does your school offer students the option to self-identify (also known as "Self-ID") as LGBTQ+ in admissions applications or post-enrollment forms?
    No
    5. Does your law school offer transgender and nonbinary students who have not legally changed their names the ability to have their name-in-use reflected on their admission applications or post enrollment forms?:
    Yes
    6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
    No
    7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please detail how and where diversity recruitment efforts are directed:

    We seek to employ a diverse staff/faculty/administration, reflecting a wide range of life experiences. The Law School’s Policy on Non-discrimination (see above) expressly includes hiring of faculty and employees and proscribes “discrimination or segregation on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender (including identity and expression), sexual orientation, age, or disability.”

    8. Does your law school conduct a "Self-ID" program which allows staff/faculty/administrators to voluntarily and (if they desire) confidentially identify their gender identity and sexual orientation?:
    No
    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    93
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Lesbian
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Gay
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Transgender /Nonbinary
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    11. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    The decision of a faculty member to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    12. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school?
    52
    13. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Lesbian
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Gay
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Transgender/Nonbinary
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    Queer or gender / sexual orientation minority
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    14. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    The decision of a staff member or administrator to publicly identify as LGBTQ+ is personal, and we do not collect or disseminate that information.
    15. Does your law school provide employee benefits such as health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits?
    No
    16. Does your law school offer transition-related health benefits including hormone therapy, gender counseling, gender-affirming surgeries, etc. to transgender employees and/or employees who are undergoing gender transition?
    No
    17. Does your law school offer a student benefit plan including health insurance with nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits, and/or any additional benefits such as access to campus facilities?
    No
    18. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender or undergoing gender transition?
    No
    19. Do all students at your law school have access to on-campus health, counseling and therapy services either through the law school or the larger University?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are your school's on-campus health care providers trained to ensure they can provide culturally and clinically competent care to LGBTQ+ patients, particularly transgender and non-binary patients?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #19a, please provide the basis for your answer (i.e., counseling center language, etc.):

    BYU Counseling and Psychological Services aspires to maintain a culture of inclusion. We provide counseling services that are confidential and strive to create a safe environment for students of diverse age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, relationship status, national origin, immigration status, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, body type, and mental and physical ability. We respect and seek to understand the unique intersection of identities that individuals bring to our center, and believe that commitment to diversity directly contributes to the Aims of a BYU Education.

    20. Does your law school provide single-stall restrooms available to people of all genders in each law school building?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe how the single-stall restroom(s) is/are identified (i.e., what does the signage say, is it identified on building maps and online resources), the number of single-stall restrooms available in each law school building, and whether these are accessible for people with disabilities in each building or floor

    In the summer of 2018, the Law School created two gender-inclusive restrooms that provide for individual use. We now have three such restrooms, each designated “Restroom.”

    21. Does your law school have a restroom policy applicable to gender-segregated (i.e., "Women's Restroom" and "Men's Restroom") facilities which ensures that transgender students/staff/administrators/faculty have access to facilities that match their gender identity?
    No
    22. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation and the Law, Gender and the Law (focused on trans-inclusive materials), etc.)?
    Included in other courses
    b. If you answered 'no, but LGBTQ+ content is included in other courses' to #22, please list course names AND approximately how many hours of course time is dedicated to LGBTQ+ content for each course:

    The Law School offers courses that include LGBTQ+-focused content, including Family Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Freedom of Religion, and Social Thought & Feminist Legal Theory.

    23. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group that is supported by the administration?
    No
    24. Does your law school provide funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and/or career services opportunities?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please provide details and examples of when and how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years:

    Several faculty members of the Law School are visibly active in supporting Encircle, a local LGBTQ+ family and youth resource center, and the Law School’s chapter of the American Constitution Society sponsored a service project at Encircle last year. Each semester, the Law School’s Public Interest Law Foundation hosts an event with a local attorney who speaks about interacting with and helping LGBTQ+ clients. BYU hosted the NCAA Common Ground IV initiative. According to the NCAA website, “BYU was the first private, faith-based Division I institution to host Common Ground, which aims to establish inclusive and respectful athletics environments for participants of all sexual orientations, gender identities and religious beliefs.” To read more about Common Ground IV, visit ncaa.org/static/champion/breaking-ground and ncaa.org/static/champion/an-uncommon-conversation.

    25. Does your law school have a hate/bias incident policy that faculty, staff/administrators, and students are required to follow?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes' to #25, does that process specifically identify sexual orientation AND/OR gender identity/expression as protected categories?
    Yes, both
    b. If 'yes' to #25, does the policy set out a clear hate bias/incident reporting process for faculty, staff/administrators, and students to utilize if necessary?
    Yes
    26. Does your law school provide mandatory anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people, for all staff/faculty/administrators, at least every three years?
    Yes
    27. Does your law school provide diversity and inclusion training that incorporates robust LGBTQ+ curriculum as well as anti-racism curriculum, at least every three years? NOTE: Please check all that apply.
    Yes, optional for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, optional for all students
    a. If you selected 'other,' please describe your diversity and inclusion training options:

    We offerTitle IX training to faculty, administration, staff, and students. Title IX deals with being respectful in all relationships. To ensure thorough training at regular intervals, the Director of Human Resources and Employee Development/Training coordinates training initiatives to enhance employee skills, performance, and productivity. Strategies to enhance employee engagement and retention are being further developed. The Law School has also hired a Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to provide diversity and inclusion training, counseling and direct initiatives that are consistent with our commitment to helping those associated with the Law School to feel welcome and included.

    28. Please describe all additional ways, not identified through your earlier responses, in which your law school works to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for its LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators:

    We are committed to the doctrine that every human being has worth and dignity as a child of God. God loves all his children alike, and we take seriously the Christian charge to love one another as he loves us. (John 13:34) We recognize that we each fall short of this admonition, but it is our aspiration. BYU Law aspires to establish inclusive and respectful environments for law students of all sexual orientations, gender identities and religious beliefs.

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