LEADING THROUGH DIVERSITY

At Texas A&M Law, we aspire to be — and to prepare our students to navigate — a diverse and inclusive community. Our faculty, staff, and students bring their varied backgrounds and experiences to the table, providing not only a crucible for a high-quality education, but opportunities to change the discourse — within the law school and across the globe.

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Professor Thomas Mitchell received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant in 2020, for his work protecting the rights of minority and other disadvantaged landowners.

Associate Dean Luz Herrera has been selected to participate in the Leadership Academy of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities — a program designed to increase diversity in executive and senior-level positions in higher education.

Associate Dean Huyen Pham has been awarded a Texas A&M Chancellor’s EDGES Fellowship to support her pioneering empirical research on immigration law enforcement by states, localities, and private parties.

Professor Fatma Marouf — our newest member of the American Law Institute — has been honored by the Clinical Legal Education Association for her work on behalf of women subjected to invasive gynecological procedures and sexual assault in a U.S. detention center.

Professor Susan Ayres has received a University grant to examine racial disparities in infant mortality rates. She recently published Inside the Master’s Gates: Resources and Tools to Dismantle Racism and Sexism in Higher Education in the Journal of Law in Society.

Professor Malikah Hall’s Selected Annotated Bibliography on Legal Research has been published in the book Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom.

Professor Brian N. Larson received the Aggie Allies Rainbow Award, recognizing his service as a role model and his contributions to educating the Texas A&M University community regarding LGBTQ+ issues.

Additionally, Texas A&M Law is recruiting its inaugural Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellow. This two-year fellowship is designed to support early career scholars who are strongly committed to diversity with the mentoring needed to succeed in the legal academy.

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