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
Name in Use (a.k.a. Chosen Name)
Name in use can be used. Students can indicate name in use:
- Upon request
Name in use appears:
- Automatically on school-generated name tag/materials at school events (e.g., new student orientation)
- Automatically on faculty class rosters
- Automatically 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
- During new student orientation
- Upon request
Students can indicate:
- Non-gendered honorifics
- Honorifics when filling out enrollment information
- Honorifics during new student orientation
- Honorifics upon request
Scholarships
School offers specific financial aid for students based on:
- Sexual Orientation
- Gender Identity
Resources and Opportunities
- LGBTQ+ student organization(s)
- Funds for LGBTQ+ student organization(s)
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) student committee
- Career counseling specifically for LGBTQ+ students
- LGBTQ+ focused project or pro bono group
- Emergency funds that LGBTQ+ students can request if they are in crisis
- Funds for students to attend the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
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
- Located in the law library
- All are ADA accessible
Local Community
- LGBTQ+ specific events
- Pride events
Navigating Elon University School of Law
Questions about financial aid
Admissions Office
Alan Woodlief
awoodlief@elon.edu
336.279.9203
Questions about LGBTQ+ resources available on and/or off campus
Director of the Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Luis Garay
lgaray@elon.edu
336.278.6228
Questions about usage of chosen name, pronouns, or honorifics
Registrar’s Office
Malia Jones
mjones104@elon.edu
336.279.9325
Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ student organization(s)
Office of Career & Student Development
Stacie Dooley
sdooley3@elon.edu
336.279.9223
Questions about connecting with LGBTQ+ alumni
Alumni Relations
Scott Leighty
sleighty@elon.edu
336.278.9209