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  The School of Law - Newark 2013–2015 Minority Student Program  

Minority Student Program

The Minority Student Program (MSP) is a postadmissions program that reflects the faculty's longstanding commitment to promoting diversity and opportunity in the classroom and the legal profession. The program provides academic support, mentoring, and internships to students who, regardless of race or ethnic origin, can demonstrate through a history of socioeconomic, educational, or cultural experiences that they have been disadvantaged.

Admission to the MSP is separate from and subsequent to admission to the law school. Every applicant is invited to indicate his or her interest in the program on the admission application. All matriculated students, regardless of race or ethnic origin, are eligible for consideration for the MSP.

The MSP was established in 1968 when, after the urban unrest in 1967, the faculty voted to pursue an aggressive policy of equal opportunity for those who historically had been under-represented in law schools and in the legal profession. Since that time, the law school has become a nationally recognized leader in increasing representation in the legal profession of all segments of society. Almost 3,000 students have participated in the MSP and graduated from the law school. MSP alumni can be found on the bench, in the U.S. Congress, in private practice, government agencies, major corporations, legislative bodies, public interest organizations, and academic institutions across the country.
 
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