Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Blog

ABA Standard 303(c) Causes Buzz in DEI Programming in Law Schools

Below is a conversation surrounding Standard 303. Curriculum with Demetria Frank, Associate Dean...

Australian Legal Team Investigating the Situation in Ukraine

Barrister William Lye OAM QC, former adjunct professor at WMU-Cooley Law School, leads an...

Tips for Improving Multicultural Communication

Have you ever said something and discovered that your listener felt attacked, when that was not...

Reflections On A Career: 5 Lessons Learned

I retired in December, 2021, and I had the honor of being asked to present a lecture on what I...

WMU-Cooley Graduate Janelle Benjamin is Helping Employers “Make it Easy to be Equitable”

WMU-Cooley Law School 2005 graduate Janelle Benjamin is the founder and CEO of the company All...

The American Bar Association Wants You To Know More About Multicultural Lawyering

If you are an American lawyer in the 21st century, you need to understand how to work with clients,...

Multicultural Lawyering Takes Talking, But Mostly Listening

How can lawyers help their clients when the clients’ experiences – often traumatic and oppressive...

On Taking the Road Less Traveled

What does it mean to fly to the other side of the world for study and adventure? Students...

In-between the Facebook Moments: Learning to Appreciate the Rain in Paradise

I was walking to the bus one morning around 7:30 a.m., and could hear the birds, feel the breeze,...