Pitt Law's Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence's mission is threefold:
- To identify and remove or accommodate structural barriers to students accessing opportunities available through the law school
- To develop, discuss, and model the habits of inclusion that will support student and faculty efforts to bring about an inclusive campus community
- To engage with external contacts to enrich students' regional and professional connections
The OEIE coordinates and monitors Pitt Law's efforts to institutionalize a culture of equity and inclusion within the law school community. We collaborate with administrative offices, faculty committees, student organizations, and alumni to create and implement strategies for fulfilling our vision for equity and inclusive excellence. This work ensures that Pitt Law maintains a learning and working environment where faculty, staff, and students can thrive.
Pitt Law Credo
- Inclusion: We strive to create an environment where persons of differing backgrounds are welcomed, where different perspectives are respectfully voiced and heard, and where every individual is valued & included.
- Civility: We treat people with unconditional respect and an assumption of good faith, giving meaningful consideration to the ideas, beliefs, and feelings of others as a matter of professionalism and self-discipline.
- Intellectual Rigor: We challenge ourselves and others to examine facts and ideas meticulously and critically from diverse perspectives.
- Justice: We strive to attain equal justice under the law and ensure justice benefits everyone.
Student Advisory Council (SAC)
The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a student-driven organization that collaborates closely with OEIE and welcomes any Pitt Law student who wishes to contribute to creating a culture of belonging for their peers. Historically, the SAC has produced valuable informational resources and designed and sponsored a range of engaging activities to promote student participation. They maintain an active calendar of events on the Barco Ground Floor in the Student Lounge and meet throughout the academic year on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Barco Room #118. If you have questions, or need more information, please contact Dean Ann Sinsheimer or Vincent Johnson.
An academic culture can be described as inclusive when learners feel welcome and supported. If you have experienced a microaggression from a member of the Pitt Law Community or while attending a class or event through Pitt Law, document the interaction through the OEIE Microaggression Tracking Tool.
Pitt Law affirms its commitment to recognizing, addressing, and eradicating all forms of racism and ethnic oppression. View the Faculty Repudiates Racism statement here.
