Approximately 30 students from Madison high schools, grades 9 - 12, will be the guests of the Law School, in an initiative begun by law students of color who want their high school counterparts to know about the opportunities for a quality legal education at the UW and to know how to begin planning to become a lawyer.
Activities will also include a talk by law students and professors about some important legal rights; a question-and-answer session; and a lunchtime panel presentation by law students of color, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian, and Asian-Pacific-American law students. Panelists will speak about their personal backgrounds, why they chose to pursue a legal education, and how they prepared academically and financially.
Students will be taken on tours of the School, and have a chance to spend time with law students informally.
Law student Farrah Wilder, one of the organizers of the event, comments, "We have a commitment to our community as people of color, because just a few years ago, we were those high school kids. Maybe Law Day will inspire them and hopefully they will see where a little hard work and ambition can take them. And maybe in a few years, some of them will be here."
For additional information, contact Ruth Robarts, Assistant Dean for Student & Academic Affairs, at 262-8557 or rrobarts@facstaff.wisc.edu .
Submitted by on April 20, 2001
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