Baylor University School 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
• When filling out enrollment information
• In school’s student information system

Name in use appears: 

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

Pronouns and Honorifics

Faculty, administration, and staff are:

• Allowed to include pronouns in email signatures
• Students can indicate pronouns:
• Upon request

Student pronouns appear:

• Upon request 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 when filling out enrollment information
• Honorifics in school’s student information system
• Honorifics during new student orientation
• Honorifics upon request

Student honorifics appear:

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

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)
• Gender-designated multi-stall restroom(s) that students can use based on the gender with which they self-identify

All-gender-inclusive restrooms:

• Located in the law library 
• All are ADA accessible 

Local Community

• LGBTQ+ specific events    
• Pride events 

Navigating Baylor University School of Law

Questions about financial aid

Admissions and Financial Aid
Jenny Branson
jenny_branson@baylor.edu
254.710.1911

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

Student Affairs
Katherine Sims
katherine_sims@baylor.edu 
254.710.3239

Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics

Student Affairs 
Katherine Sims
katherine_sims@baylor.edu 
254.710.3239

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)

Student Affairs
Katherine Sims
katherine_sims@baylor.edu 
254.710.3239

Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni

Student Affairs
Katherine Sims
katherine_sims@baylor.edu 
254.710.3239