Policy

Notice of Military Discrimination and Law School Non-Discrimination Policy

Northwestern University School of Law ("Northwestern Law") does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship or veteran status in matters of admissions, employment, housing or services or in the educational programs or activities it operates.

Northwestern Law is committed to the same policy of equal opportunity for all students and alumni/ae. The facilities and services of the Northwestern Law are available only to those employers whose practices are in agreement with this policy. The representatives of any employer using these facilities and services, in doing so, affirm that the employer does not discriminate.

By statute the United States military will not employ for any position individuals whom it discovers to be lesbian, gay or, bisexual. Because of the conflict between the Law School's non-discrimination policy and the policy of the military, in the past the Law School has refused access to military recruiters.

Current federal law (known as the Solomon-Pombo Amendment), prohibits the federal government from providing funds by grant or contract to schools that have a policy or practice of denying military recruiting representatives entry to campuses, access to students on campuses, or access to directory information on students. A decision by the Law School to ban military recruiting would affect federal funding for the entire University. As long as this law is in effect, the Law School has reluctantly decided to allow access to military recruiters. This step is being taken to ensure the University and all its students maintain access to federal funding and in no way represents the Law School's approval of the military's policy or a withdrawal of firm commitment to our non-discrimination policy.