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鈥2025 1L Class Was Largest in Recent Years, but First-Gen College Grad Representation Declines Again

By Elizabeth Bodamer

While the representation of first-generation college graduates is important to bringing new perspectives to law school classrooms and helping to ensure our future legal profession reflects the full range of our society, we have seen a decrease in the percentage of first-generation college graduates in the entering law school classes for two consecutive years.
Elizabeth Bodamer
A group of students walks across a college campus

Embarking on a Career Dedicated to Access and Equity

Today I am thrilled to introduce Flor Gonzalez, a 3L student at Chapman University鈥檚 Dale E. Fowler School of Law in California. Like Kendeil Dorvilier and Mamadou Jawo, Flor is already committed to doing work in the legal field that will advance equity, access, and diversity across our society.
Kellye Y. Testy
Flor Gonzalez

The Road to Law School: Jawo鈥檚 Global Journey

This week I鈥檓 pleased to introduce Mamadou Jawo, whose journey to law school at the University of Wisconsin began in his childhood, in West Africa. There, one day after school, he went to see his father at the police station where his father worked, and what he saw there became a cornerstone in his dream of becoming a lawyer.
Kellye Y. Testy
Mamadou Jawo

Why Choose Law? A First-Generation Perspective

One of the biggest challenges I face in leading the Law School Admission Council is also one of the most rewarding parts of my job: advancing access and equity through law and legal education. While the challenge comes from the structural inequities in society that only grow deeper without keen vigilance and productive action, the reward comes from working with our member schools and others who join in 杨贵妃传媒鈥檚 mission to 鈥渂end the arc鈥 toward justice.
Kellye Y. Testy
First-generation law student Kendeil Dorvilier