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    Climate Survey 2020

    University of Toledo College 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?

    The College has participated in numerous recruitment fairs that focus on prospective students from diverse backgrounds. The College highlights its work, especially in the clinical context, on LGBTQ issues. Most recently, the College hosted a program featuring the parties in the landmark Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges. The College’s application for admission asks the following question to help identify students from underrepresented groups, including LGBTQ individuals: [in 250 words or less, please explain how you would add a diverse perspective to the entering class and/or how you have overcome adversity. Your response will be one of the factors considered by the Admission Committee when awarding scholarships.]

    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?
    No
    a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

    While we do not include a specific question about self-identifying, we offer all students the option to self-identify in narrative form. See answer to question 2a.

    b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
    Approximately 280
    c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
    We do not maintain such records.
    Lesbian
    See above
    Gay
    See above
    Bisexual/ pansexual
    See above
    Transgender / nonbinary
    See above
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    See above
    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:

    When recruiting faculty, the College of Law seeks to enhance the diversity of its faculty to include a greater representation of faculty members who self-identify as female, who self-identify as members of minority groups, and who enhance the diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity of the faculty. This includes the hiring of full-time faculty through national searches, and the hiring of part-time faculty, primarily from the local area.

    When positions are available, the College of Law circulates information to various legal professional groups, including minority bar associations and organizations representing LGTBQ+ attorneys.

    When recruiting staff, all searches are conducted consistent with the University’s equal opportunities policies and practices, which include non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. All staff hiring pools are reviewed for diversity by the University’s Equal Opportunity program leads before hiring decisions are made.

    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?
    22
    10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
    1
    Lesbian
    Unknown
    Gay
    1
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    Unknown
    Transgender /Nonbinary
    Unknown
    Queer or gender/sexual orientation minority
    1
    11. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    Unknown
    12. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school?
    23
    13. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
    2
    Lesbian
    Unknown
    Gay
    1
    Bisexual/Pansexual
    1
    Transgender/Nonbinary
    Unknown
    Queer or gender / sexual orientation minority
    Unknown
    14. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators of color does your law school currently employ in total?
    Unknown
    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:

    Answer left blank

    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:

    Answer left blank

    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.)?
    Unsure
    c. If you answered 'yes' to #17a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here

    https://www.utoledo.edu/depts/hr/benefits/student/graduate-plan.html

    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:

    Additional benefits “Transsexualism/Gender Identity” 70% up to $750, then 50%. However, see plan exclusions, “For all Medical Benefits shown in the Schedule of Benefits, a charge for the following is not covered: …(74) Sex changes. Care, services or treatment for gender identity disorders or sex change surgery, except as specifically provided in the plan.” (see the link provided above in answer to question 17.)

    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.):

    “Our Commitment to LGBTQA+ Health Care – The University of Toledo Medical Center’s commitment to the equal treatment of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning patients has been consistently recognized since 2011 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation with its “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” designation. Our LGBTQA+ patient advocates can also be of assistance when locating an LGBTQA+ provider. 

    A number of providers across UTMC are committed to and understand the specialized needs of LGBTQA+ health care. At UTMC, our LGBTQA+ patients have access to specialists whose expertise in care include: 

    • Family Medicine 
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology 
    • Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease 
    • Urology 
    • Clinical Counselors 

    Additionally, staff of the Student Counseling Center have completed Safe Place Trainings through the Office of Multicultural Student Success.”

    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

    There is one single stall restroom at the law school with signage that indicates it is available for people of all gender-identities. It is one the ground floor and accessible for people with disabilities. All gender-inclusive restroom facilities are indicated on University of Toledo maps and other resources.

    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.)?
    Yes
    a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

    Sexuality and the Law, Gender and the Law, Civil Advocacy Clinic

    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 Civil Advocacy Clinic is a live-client clinic that handles a significant amount of LGBTQ-related legal and policy issues. LGBTQ clients typically comprise approximately 25% of the client base. In addition, the clinic initiates LGBTQ-related policy projects and was recently instrumental in advancing a conversion therapy ban in the city of Toledo and ensuring that Toledo city employees and their families are eligible for trans-related health care under the city’s insurance plan.

    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:

    The administration provided financial support for students interested in attending LGBTQ-focused conferences and/or career fairs.

    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:

    The University of Toledo College of Law has a long history of supporting LGBTQ students, faculty and staff. The College was one of the first in the country to offer a Human Rights Clinic that focused on LGBTQ legal issues in the mid-1990s. The College maintains close ties to local and statewide LGBTQ civil rights organizations and often collaborates on relevant legal and policy initiatives.

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