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    Climate Survey 2020

    California Western School of Law

    April 29, 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 intentionally seek out diverse students in general, which includes LGBTQ+ students. To this end, we have developed several campaigns (i.e., email, social media, on-campus) that target diverse populations. We run LSAC database reports that return students who identify as diverse and send them specific messaging about our diverse programming and student body, inclusivity, and student and support organizations that they can join upon enrollment.

    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?
    Yes
    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

    Our admissions application has an optional question that asks applicants whether they identify as LGBTQ+.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    636 JD students.
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    54 JD students.
    Lesbian
    We do not currently track this information.
    Gay
    We do not currently track this information.
    Bisexual/ pansexual
    We do not currently track this information.
    Transgender / nonbinary
    We do not currently track this information.
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    We do not currently track this information.
    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?
    Yes

    We offer The Barbara J. Cox and Steven K. Russell Endowed Scholarship in Support of LGBTQ Equality, established to support students who demonstrate an intent to protect and advance the rights of LGBTQ individuals. In addition, we offer diversity scholarships, which are awarded to LGBTQ+ students and others who advance the cause of diversity.

    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:

    CWSL’s Human Resources Department (“HR”) promotes diversity by posting job ads on various websites and listserves including those administered by diversity groups. There is no standard (across the board) practice, as each recruitment is different. Hiring managers may write specific diversity statements.

    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
    a. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure,' please describe your school's process for collecting this data

    HR allows for voluntary self-ID in regards to race/ethnicity, gender, disability status, and veteran status. We do not collect data on gender identity or sexual orientation.

    9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
    35
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Lesbian
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Gay
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Transgender /Nonbinary
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    11. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    12. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school?
    125
    13. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Lesbian
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Gay
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Transgender/Nonbinary
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    Queer or gender / sexual orientation minority
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    14. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    We do not ask, nor do we assume this as we would race/ethnicity for government reporting.
    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are those employee benefits available on equal terms to employees in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to employees in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' to #15, are those employee benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to employees of all genders, are parental leave policies equal for people of all genders, etc.)?
    Yes
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #15a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #15b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    In response to 15b.: Medical services are covered as long as they are medically necessary. Parental leave (PFL) is applied equally to all employees. CWSL does not have a policy that restricts receipt of medical services, however, to determine eligibility for our plan, the beneficiary must be a full-time employee or a dependent (child, spouse, or domestic partner (Pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code section 152)).

    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Services and supplies are provided in connection with gender transition when a covered person has been diagnosed with gender identity disorder or gender dysphoria by a physician. This coverage is provided according to the terms and conditions of the plan that apply to all other covered medical conditions, including medical necessity requirements, utilization management, and exclusions for cosmetic services. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, medically necessary services related to gender transition such as transgender surgery, hormone therapy, psychotherapy, and vocal training.

    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?
    No
    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

    California Western is comprised of three building:  225 Cedar Street, 290 Cedar Street and 350 Cedar Street.  All-Gender restroom locations on campus are located in all campus buildings as follows:

    225 Cedar Street:  Two (2) single stall restrooms, 1st floor, (just off the courtyard between the ELC and main building entry)
    290 Cedar Street: Two all gender (2) restrooms, 1st and 3rd floors
    350 Cedar Street:  Three single stall (3) restrooms, Lower Level and 3rd floor

    All-Gender restrooms are identified by signage reading ALL GENDER, and a triangle-within-a-circle sign:

    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.)?
    No
    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:

    CWSL does not have any LGBTQ+ classes or course offerings taught with a trans-inclusive and focused materials. There is a class called “Gender and the Law,” that has different foci each year, depending upon the knowledge-base of the faculty member teaching it.

    23. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group that is supported by the administration?
    Yes
    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:

    PRIDE Law members have traveled to conferences using funds provided by the SBA which is funded by an activity fee to all students.

    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, mandatory for all faculty/staff/administrators
    Yes, mandatory for all students
    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:
    1. CWSL has a designated Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion: Attended the LSAC Equality Conference; Discusses the multi-dimensional nature of diversity within the CWSL community during a mandatory Orientation session; Offers one-on-one law school coaching sessions for all diverse students; Administers a peer-to-peer mentoring program in which diverse mentees can identity a characteristic of a mentor with whom the mentee would like to be paired; Promotes scholarships to and for LGBTQ+ students;
    2. CWSL supports PRIDE Law Student Organization.  In 2018, CWSL and its Student & Diversity Services Office partnered with PRIDE to mark Transgender Remembrance Day with a somber event in which transgender members of the CWSL community and larger San Diego Community could mark the event.  In 2019, during PRIDE weekend, CWSL and Student & Diversity Services sponsored a panel entitled, The Kaleidoscope: Professionalism and Presentation of Gender in an Increasingly Non-Binary World.  The panel included a lesbian judge, San Diego State Professor of Communication who focuses on language and gender identity and a CWSL alumni who was assigned female at birth and is a transgender man.In 2020, California Western School of Law supported PRIDE’s request that the CWSL identify their pronouns in the email signature by sending a campus-wide email encouraging participation.
    3. CWSL enforces an amelioration policy in response to on-campus military recruitment while the military discriminates against transgender men and women
    4. While CWSL does not have any LGBTQ+ classes or course offerings taught with a trans-inclusive and focused materials.  There is a class called “Gender and the Law,” that has different foci each year, depending upon the faculty member teaching it.
    5. CWSL will pay for students to attend three individual counseling session per trimester and is piloting a stress management group therapy.  The therapists are private vendors licensed by the state of California.  CWSL has sought to ensure that the therapists who contract with CWSL are diverse and reflective of the CWSL community.
    6. CWSL supports the Tom Homann LGBT Law Association by sponsoring its Annual Dinner.
    7. Finally, CWSL has a flag protocol flag that it follows on significant days, for instance in response to the El Paso and Pulse Nightclub shootings; when Marriage Equality was made the law of the land by the Supreme Court; and during PRIDE weekend.  The protocol is intended to symbolically demonstrate CWSL’s solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

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