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    Climate Survey 2020

    University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law

    May 6, 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?

    The Carey Law School actively seeks to ensure that each class is diverse. We recruit at many national and regional aw school recruiting events. LGBTQ+ candidates exist everywhere, so we are keen to pay attention when interacting with students with those identities. We actively participate in a range of diversity recruiting events in order to encourage vibrant participation by the LGBTQ+ communities.

    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:

    All students may submit an optional statement regarding the ways in which they would contribute to the diversity of the law school. Some students use these statements to self-identify as LGBTQIA.

    Our Admissions professionals strongly encourage applicants to identify themselves as members of the LGBTQ community in their Application, Personal Statement or Diversity Statement, which is an optional statement regarding the ways in which they would contribute to the diversity of the law school. There is also an LSAC question that is part of our application where students can identify as LGBTQ.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    We have a total of approximately 641 students enrolled in the law school as of May 1, 2020.
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    We do maintain enrollment numbers for LGBTQIA students, although it is not asked in our application. In their applications through CRS and the LSAC, 26 students identify as members of the LGBTQ community. However, that numbers is likely not fully indicative of the LGBTQIA community at Maryland Carey Law. That number does not include those who report in their personal statements or diversity addenda that they are members of the LGBTQIA community and thus would understate the total number of students in the school.
    Lesbian
    We do not maintain specific enrollment numbers of students who self-identify as lesbian.
    Gay
    We do not maintain specific enrollment numbers of students who self-identify as gay.
    Bisexual/ pansexual
    We do not maintain specific enrollment numbers of students who self-identify as bisexual/pansexual.
    Transgender / nonbinary
    We do not maintain specific enrollment numbers of students who self-identify as transgender/nonbinary.
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    We do not maintain specific enrollment numbers of students who self-identify as queer or otherwise as a member of a gender or sexual orientation minority group.
    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?
    Only general diversity scholarships
    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 recruit faculty through formal (AALS Faculty Recruitment platform) and informal means. Our goal is to recruit and retain faculty members who are diverse across a range of identities, including LGBTQIA identities.

    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?
    WAITING FOR DATA
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    We do not keep records of the LGBTQIA status of any of our faculty. Because we are a collegial faculty and interact not just with each other but with spouses, partners, and families, we are aware that many of our faculty are “out.” But we do not guess with respect to our faculty. We cherish our LGBTQIA faculty, and we also preserve their right to disclose their personal information themselves rather than our doing so. For that reason, we prefer not to estimate the number of our faculty who have this status.
    Lesbian
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    Gay
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    Transgender /Nonbinary
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    11. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    Please see the response to Question 10.
    12. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school?
    WAITING ON DATA
    13. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    We do not keep records of the LGBTQIA status of any of our staff. Because we are a collegial community and interact not just with each other but with spouses, partners, and families, we are aware that many of our staff are “out.” But we do not guess with respect to our staff. We cherish our LGBTQIA staff, and we also preserve their right to disclose their personal information themselves rather than our doing so. For that reason, we prefer not to estimate the number of our staff who have this status.
    Lesbian
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    Gay
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    Transgender/Nonbinary
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    Queer or gender / sexual orientation minority
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    14. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    Please see the response to Question 13.
    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.)?
    Unsure
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #15a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #15b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Our law school does not have an independent benefits policy. Our staff and faculty are employed by our university, and ultimately the State of Maryland, which sets benefits policies. Our benefits policies are available at the following website: https://www.umaryland.edu/hrs/benefits/

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

    Our law school does not have an independent benefits policy. Our staff and faculty are employed by our university, and ultimately the State of Maryland, which sets benefits policies. Our benefits policies are available at the following website: https://www.umaryland.edu/hrs/benefits/

    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
    a. If 'yes,' please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

    Our law school does not have an independent benefits policy. Our university establishes student insurance policies. The university policies are available at the following website: https://www.umaryland.edu/studenthealth/

    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.):

    Cultural competency training, including training regarding issues unique to LGBTQIA community members, is conducted in a range of ways across our campus for faculty, staff, students, and administrators.

    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 our law school, students may use any restroom they feel is appropriate for their gender identity.  All restrooms are ADA accessible.

    There are restrooms on each floor of the law school:

    (1) On the first floor, there are two single-stall, all gender restrooms available for all members of our law school community.  There are two binary-gendered, multi-stall restrooms on the first floor.  And there are binary-gendered restrooms in the annex to our law school building—Westminster Hall.

    (2) On the second floor, there is a large, approximately 10-stall, all-gender restroom on the classroom wing of the law school.

    (3) On each of the third and fourth floors of the law school, there are two binary-gendered, multi-stall restrooms on the classroom wing.

    (4) On each floor in our library, there are two binary-gendered, multi-stall restrooms.

    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:

    https://www.umaryland.edu/diversity/resources/all-gender-bathrooms/

    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:

    Each of the following courses includes LGBTQIA content:

    (1) Gender Violence Clinic

    (2) Gender and the Law

    (3) Family Law

    (4) Gender Violence Seminar

    (5) Constitutional Law II  

    Each class spends roughly 5-7 hours per semester on these issues, excluding issues that arise spontaneously and not by design.

    In addition, LGBTQIA issues are discussed in many other courses, including Professional Responsibility, Contracts, Property, Gender and the Legal Profession Seminar, and other courses.

    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:

    Each year, we provide funding for OutLaw members to attend the Lavender Law conference.

    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:

    Our campus offers a robust cultural competency curriculum that includes courses relating to LGBTQIA and anti-racism concerns.

    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:

    Our goal is to provide a welcoming, inclusive, and rewarding educational and social experience for our students. We do this in formal and informal ways. In addition to the things mentioned above, we invite students to participate in a wide range of networking and social activities, we provide scholarship funding, we promote their employment through our Office of Career Development, and we work to ensure that students are referred to by their chosen names and pronouns. We encourage any law school applicant to ask us any follow-up questions or to seek more information to ensure that the University of Maryland Carey Law School can meet their academic and extracurricular needs.

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