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CLEO NAMES 2020 VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. CIVIL RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
23
Sep
CLEO NAMES 2020 VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. CIVIL RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS September 23, 2020 Posted by: cleowww Category: CLEO , CLEO PROGRAMS , No Comments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2020 Contact: Bernetta J. Hayes, Director Prelaw Programs Operations bhayes@cleoinc.org – 240.582.8600 x203 CLEO NAMES 2020 VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. CIVIL RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Largo, [...]
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Barbara McQuade to Headline Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. Virtual Class Reunion and Open House
13
Aug

NBC News/MSNBC Legal Analyst and University of Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade will be the keynote speaker for the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) Virtual Class Reunion and Open House which takes place from 1-3pm ET on Thursday, August 20, 2020. 

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NCBE and CLEO Extend Partnership to Better Diversify the Legal Profession
20
Jul

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) announced today that the two organizations will renew and extend their partnership to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

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CLEO Stands Against Racial Injustice
05
Jun

The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. was born in turbulent times much like these, in 1968. The Vietnam War. The assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Riots in major American cities. International student protests. John Carlos and Tommy Smith displaying the black power salute on the Olympic Stage in Mexico City. The election of Richard Nixon, the “law and order” president. And, it too was a leap year.

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