Legal administrative staff are often left behind in the DE&I conversation, but Temple Law alumnus Melissa Pang (LAW ’13) has plans to change that as Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Ballard Spahr LLP.
Temple University is launching a new institute that will serve as a hub and organizing platform for the school’s expanding engagement on law and high tech. The Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (“iLIT”) will have a mission to advance diversity, equity, and empowerment of members of underrepresented groups in technology-related fields and practice areas.
On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposed rule with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which, if approved, will require listed companies to disclose the racial, LGBTQ+ status, and gender makeup of their boards of directors and have a minimum number of diverse directors or explain why they could not—or elected not to—achieve the established targets.