University of Tennessee College of Law

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
• In school’s student information system
• Upon request

Name in use appears: 

• Upon request on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
• Automatically on faculty class rosters
• Upon request on school-generated materials for on-campus interviews

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

• Allowed to include pronouns in email signatures

Students can indicate pronouns:

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

Resources and Opportunities 

• LGBTQ+ student organization(s)  
• Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)                  
• Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis

Faculty

• School has a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) faculty committee

Facilities 

This law school provides: 

• All-gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom(s)

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

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

Local Community

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

Navigating University of Tennessee College of Law

Questions about financial aid

Admissions
April Wolford
ahartma6@utk.edu
865.974.4131

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

Student Affairs
Brad Morgan
rmorgan2@utk.edu
865.974.2492

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Student Affairs
Brad Morgan
rmorgan2@utk.edu
865.974.2492

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Student Affairs
Brad Morgan
rmorgan2@utk.edu
865.974.2492

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Office of Advancement
Elaine Eberhart
eeberha1@utk.edu
865.974.6857