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    Climate Survey 2020

    Emory University School of Law

    May 4, 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?

    Emory Law does participate in diversity recruitment, including law fairs and events, and we offer application fee waivers for diverse students, including those who identity as LGBTQ+.

    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 application includes the question: “Do you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer) community?”

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    Emory Law had 245 students in last year’s entering first year, 3-year JD program class.
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    Of the 245 students in last year’s entering class, 29 identified as a member of the LGBTQ community.
    Lesbian
    Answer left blank
    Gay
    Answer left blank
    Bisexual/ pansexual
    Answer left blank
    Transgender / nonbinary
    Answer left blank
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    Answer left blank
    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
    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:

    With all positions, the efforts are directed through Emory University. The university automatically posts jobs to several hundred unique job boards positioned to attract diverse applicants. Additionally, faculty position diversity efforts are directed through faculty contact including specific affinity groups affiliated with a particular field of study.

    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?
    63 faculty, 258 adjunct (have taught in the last 3 years)
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    4
    Lesbian
    1
    Gay
    3
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    None
    Transgender /Nonbinary
    None
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    4
    11. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    None
    12. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school?
    86 to include temp service, and part-time.
    13. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    12
    Lesbian
    3
    Gay
    6
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    3
    Transgender/Nonbinary
    None
    Queer or gender / sexual orientation minority
    6
    14. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    4
    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:

    From Emory Benefits Website:

    Infertility

    If you are trying to start a family and need treatment, Emory offers an expanded infertility benefit. Covered infertility benefits include advanced reproductive therapy (ART) at Aetna Institutes of Excellence only, including the Emory Reproductive Center. All infertility benefits are covered up to a combined lifetime maximum of $25,000.

    Infertility expenses, therapy, and treatment (includes both Comprehensive [up to 6 ovulation inductions and insemination cycles] and ART services.  Combined medical and pharmacy maximum up to $25,000 per lifetime.

    From Emory Healthcare Plan Summary Plan Description (POS):

    Infertility Services Expenses

    Even though not incurred for treatment of a disease or injury, covered medical expenses will include expenses incurred by a covered female for infertility.

    The following infertility services expenses will be covered medical expenses:

    • Ovulation induction with ovulatory stimulant drugs, subject to a maximum of six courses of treatment in a covered person’s lifetime; and • Advanced Reproductive Therapy (ART).

    These expenses will be covered on the same basis as for disease.

    A course of treatment is one cycle of treatment that corresponds to one ovulation attempt.

    Infertility expenses, therapy, and treatment are covered at a combined medical and pharmacy lifetime maximum up to $25,000 (includes both Comprehensive [up to 6 ovulations and insemination] and Advanced Reproductive Technology services).  Pre-authorization may be required.

    Not covered are charges for:

    • Purchase of donor sperm or storage of sperm;  • Care of donor egg retrievals or transfers;  • Cryopreservation or storage of cryopreserved embryos; • The use of a gestational carrier for the female acting as the gestational carrier; and • Home ovulation prediction kits.

    From Emory Benefits Website:

    Adoption Reimbursement

    If you are adopting a child, Emory University provides an Adoption Reimbursement Plan to eligible employees. This plan will reimburse you for qualified adoption expenses up to $5,000 per finalized adoption.

    Paid Parental Leave

    Emory University provides paid parental leave to eligible staff employees, librarians and post-doctoral fellows who experience the birth or adoption of a child.

    Employee Eligibility

    You are an eligible employee if you have completed one year of service and are a staff member, librarian or postdoctoral fellow who regularly works 20 hours or more per week.

    An eligible employee does not include employees of Emory Healthcare, medical residents, students, faculty, leased employees within the meaning of §414(n) of the Code (including temporary employees), or any party not classified as an employee by Emory University.

    Medical house staff have a separate parental leave policy and should contact the GME office for parental leave matters.

    Faculty also have a separate parental leave policies and should contact their Dean’s office for parental leave matters.

    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:

    Transgender Surgery Expenses Medically-necessary transgender surgery is a covered benefit. Extensive guidelines outlined by Aetna apply. Transgender Surgery Allowable Expenses are excluded for the following groups: Emory/Saint Joseph’s, Inc., Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Inc., and The Medical Group of Saint Joseph’s, LLC.

    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?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' are those student benefits available on equal terms to students in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to students in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
    Yes
    b. If you answered 'yes' to #17, are those student benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ students (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 students of all genders, etc.)?
    Yes
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #17a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here

    Answer:
    Student Insurance Policy: https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/emory/pdbs1920.pdf

    18. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender or undergoing gender transition?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Student Insurance Policy: https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/emory/pdbs1920.pdf

    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.):

    Website: http://counseling.emory.edu/resources/index.html

    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

    At Emory University, individuals may use bathrooms that most closely align with their gender identity. For individuals not comfortable using multi-stall single gender restrooms, single-occupancy private restrooms are available throughout the university, including the law school and law library. A directory of these restrooms is available on the Emory University LGBT Life website.

    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?
    Yes
    a. If "yes," please provide the language of your school's restroom use policy and details on where this policy may be found by the law school community:

    At Emory University, individuals may use bathrooms that most closely align with their gender identity. For individuals not comfortable using multi-stall single gender restrooms, the Office of LGBT Life has compiled a list of single-stall or single-occupant bathrooms on campus.

    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
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    – Equality at Emory
    – Children’s Rights
    – Equality at Emory

    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:

    N/A

    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:

    • Founded in 2018, Emory LGBTQ Legal Services (ELLS) exists to provide much-needed legal assistance to LGBTQ individuals in the Atlanta area. Atlanta is home to one of the largest LGBTQ communities in the US, exceeding that in New York City, with 4.2 percent of residents self-identifying. When attention turns to the city’s runaway and homeless youth population, that figure climbs even higher — to 28.2 percent self-identifying. Moreover, Georgia’s transgender population is the fourth-highest in the nation. ELLS will connects pro bono attorneys and volunteer law students with low-income LGBTQ clients who have legal needs that are not currently being addressed in our community.

    • Emory Law operates a Professional Development Fund that allows students to attend conferences or seminars. This fund allots each student who applies up to 200 dollars for travel reimbursements or registration fees for their conference. While this fund is not specific to LGBTQ+ communities, it does include this area of interest. Students have attended the Lambda Legal national conferences in the past.

    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
    a. If you selected 'other,' please describe your diversity and inclusion training options:

    Diversity training for the Emory Law students happens during the first year in law school. This curriculum includes diversity training during orientation and then again in January for the spring semester. The Emory Law faculty and staff must complete diversity training when they are hired and are required to follow all policies as it relates to diversity including any changes or updates.

    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:

    Through the Department of Campus Life, Emory University, the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life seeks to engage the university community in the creation of affirming and just campus environment while supporting the development of students of all gender and sexual identities. The Office of LGBT is committed to supporting the needs and experiences of queer and/or Tran’s students of color. Emory knows that some of the most important work at Emory University happens outside our office. A wide variety of campus organizations at the university help to encourage this work and provide students with informal spaces to build community.

     

    Allies: 

    Fortunately, the Office of LGBT Life also has resources for allies and is welcoming to all people. Choosing to be an ally is one of the most important things a straight, cisgender person can do for the LGBTQ community. A lot of responsibility can come with being an ally, though. You are expected to know information that you may or may not be exposed to regularly. You may also feel a lot of pressure to be perfect at all times.

     

    Faculty and Staff Resources: 

    Safe Space: One of the most important programs the Office of LGBT Life offers for faculty and staff is our Safe Space program. Safe Space provides participants with an assortment of resources as well as useful tools for referring students to the appropriate supportive services. Safe Space: The primary goal is to provide awareness for participants about the lives and experiences of LGBTQ people. The second goal is to provide knowledge about LGBTQ issues. A large portion of this knowledge focuses on the resources that are available to students within the Emory community and in the Atlanta area. 3.5 hour Safe Space Training Class.

     

    Faculty Staff Assistance Program: The program focuses on all aspects of well-being for faculty, staff, and physicians and provides links to the most relevant on-campus resources. Faculty and staff members seeking opportunities to connect with other LGBTQ faculty and staff members at Emory. 

     

    Student Resources: 

    The Office of LGBT Life hosts a variety of programming specifically for LGBTQ graduate and professional students across the institution.

    Queer Discussion Groups: The queer discussion groups are weekly, hour-long, low-commitment groups focusing on topics related to sexual and gender identities. 

    Monthly Graduate Student Mixers: Each month, the office holds mixers where we invite all LGBTQ graduate students to build community, learn about office programming, and connect with peers from different schools and departments. Keep an eye out for the next mixer!

    LGBTQ Graduate Student Coalition: The Office of LGBT Life Staff advise the LGBTQ Graduate Student coalition through programmatic support, collaborations and partnerships, and navigating institutional policies.

    Pride Awards: The Pride Awards occur every year on or around March 2 to commemorate the campus-wide protest on March 2, 1992. Started by Saralyn Chesnut on March 2, 1993, the annual Pride Awards commemorate the protest and celebrate the progress made each year. Individual members within the community are also recognized for the exceptional work they do through our peer-nominated awards. Varying year to year, these awards showcase the great work many people do behind the scenes for LGBT equality. Students are also awarded scholarships to acknowledge their work with the community and to enable them to continue striving toward equity. Graduating students and alumni are honored each year in our Lavender Graduation.

    Professional Development and Networking: The Office of LGBT Life is committed to supporting students as they prepare to enter professional work settings via networking opportunities, panels, etc. for business, law, healthcare, and other fields.

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