Thank you for your interest in The University of Texas School of Law. UT Law is a community of ideas open to everyone who brings a lively mind and an open heart to the enterprise. Ours is an inclusive community that not only welcomes but actively seeks the participation of individuals who bring the widest range of experiences, perspectives, and aspirations. We pride ourselves on ideological and political diversity as well.
Minority students comprise 36% of the 2007 entering class, and have comprised at least 30% of the entering class for the last five years. Hispanic Business magazine has consistently named us in the top five law schools in the country for Hispanics and has noted that The University of Texas School of Law has produced more Hispanic and African-American graduates combined than any other law school in the United States, with the exception of the historically black colleges such as Howard University. We have held this distinction for over a decade, and we are proud of our 1,755 Hispanic alumni, our 765 African-American alumni, our 424 Asian-American alumni, and our fifty-two Native-American alumni. Over the years these graduates have included a cabinet secretary, nine federal judges, mayors of the two largest cities in Texas, many Texas Supreme Court Justices—including the current Chief Justice of that court—and numerous leaders of the bar, business, and government. We are committed to helping students achieve their educational goals and take their rightful place as full participants in the administration of justice.
We take that commitment very seriously. As part of our ongoing efforts, we helped create law school preparation institutes at UT-El Paso, UT-Pan American, UT-San Antonio and Prairie View A&M. Members of our faculty continue to teach at each of these institutes. Our South Texas Program with the UT-Brownsville, UT-Pan American, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Texas AM International seeks to remedy historic underrepresentation from south Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. I am proud to report that our efforts have borne fruit—these programs together have yielded 243 offers of admission.
Beyond racial inclusion, UT Law also has a commitment to encouraging and supporting a broad range of student interests and concerns. As you look through the listings of student organizations, you’ll see OUTLaw—our student organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered students and their allies—the Women’s Law Caucus, the Christian Legal Society, and the Middle Eastern Law Students’ Association. You’ll also see the Benjamin Cardozo Jewish Legal Society, the Federalist Society, and the National Lawyers Guild, as well as the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association, the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, and the Asian Law Students Association.
Our commitment to diversity is steadfast. I hope you will visit us and get to know us. If you do, I think you will want to come to UT to begin your career in law.
Sincerely,
Larry Sager
Dean
John Jeffers Research Chair in Law
Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair
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