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Policies and Practices that Impact the Student Experience 

Nondiscrimination Policy

This school has a nondiscrimination policy that covers:

• Employment
• Admissions 

The school’s nondiscrimination policy addresses discrimination on the basis of:

• Sexual Orientation 
• Gender Identity
• Gender Expression

Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name)

Name in use can be used. Students can indicate name in use:

• On law school application
• When filling out enrollment information
• In school’s student information system
• Upon request

Name in use appears: 

• Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
• Automatically on faculty class rosters
• Automatically on student transcripts that can be sent to employers
• Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews
• Automatically on student diplomas

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

• Encouraged but not required to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

• On law school application 
• In school’s student information system
• During new student orientation
• Upon request

Student pronouns appear:

• Automatically on faculty class rosters
• Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews

Students can indicate:

• Non-gendered honorifics
• Honorifics on law school application 

Resources and Opportunities 

• LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
• Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)                  
• Peer mentoring specifically for LGBTQ+ students
• LGBTQ+ focused project or pro bono group      
• Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis
• Funds for students to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
• Active LGBTQ+ alumni board or association

Classroom Experience

• Offers at least one course that focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ issues

Faculty

• School has faculty member(s) who conduct research primarily focused on LGBTQ+ topics

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

• All-gender-inclusive multi-stall restroom(s) 
• All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)
• Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
• Gender-designated single-occupancy restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify
• Written policy supporting students using the restroom facilities based on the gender with which they self-identify

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

• Located in main law school building
• Located in the law library 
• All are ADA accessible 

Local Community

• LGBTQ+ specific events    
• Pride events  
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ owned businesses          
• Readily identifiable LGBTQ+ friendly businesses (e.g., pride flag sticker)     

Navigating University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Law Admissions Office
admissions@law.ucla.edu
310.827.2080

Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus

Office for Student Affairs
Bayrex Marti
studentaffairs@law.ucla.edu
310.825.4891

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

UCLA Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Office
grindata@ucla.edu
310.825.3935

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Law Admissions
Karman Hsu
hsu@law.ucla.edu

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Law Admissions
Karman Hsu
hsu@law.ucla.edu