Diversity and Inclusion
At Pepperdine Law, our community is rich in political, racial, and spiritual diversity
which has formed a strong culture of connection among our students, faculty, and staff.
Led by our faith-based values, we believe that each person’s voice and convictions
enhance our community.
Diversity Council
Naomi Goodno
Dean of Students
Diversity Officer
Chalak Richards
Assistant Director of Career Development
Diversity Officer
Berenice Hernandez
Financial Assistance Administrator
Diversity Officer
Marcelo Rosadilla
Associate Director, Straus Institute
Diversity Officer
Jeffrey Baker
Director of Clinical Education
Diversity Officer
Sukhsimranjit Singh
Managing Director and Assistant Professor of Law and Practice
Diversity Officer
Nicole Serleto Chavez
Director of Admissions, Student Information & Services
Diversity Officer
Ahmed Taha
Professor of Law
Diversity Officer
Tanya Asim Cooper
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Director Restoration and Justice Clinic
Diversity Officer
Classes
- Asylum & Refugee Law
- California Family Law Practice
- Community Justice Clinic
- Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Seminar
- Cross Cultural Conflict and Dispute Resolution
- Dispute Resolution and Relgion
- Divorce & Family Mediation
- Domestic Violence Seminar
- Employment Law Practicum
- Employment Discrimination Law
- Faith Based Diplomacy & Intl. Peacemaking
- Faith and Family Mediation
- Fair Employment and Housing Mediation Clinic
- Health Law Practicum
- Human Rights
- Immigration Law
- Immigration Law Practicum
- Jewish Law
- Juvenile Rights
- Law and Religion Seminar
- Legal Aid Clinic
- Low Income Taxpayers' Clinic
- Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic
- Police Practices
- Restoration and Justice Clinic
- Veterans' Law Practicum - Los Angeles/ Ventura
- War Crimes
Testimonials
Alumni Spotlight
"It shouldn't take an African-American attorney to represent an African-American client – everyone should be aware of the needs of any given gender or ethnicity."
Alumni Spotlight
A Conversation with Judge Dwayne K. Moring
First Generation Spotlight: Nathalie Adourian
First Generation Students
Pepperdine Law is excited to support students who are the first in their family to graduate from college. Through our "First Gen" initiatives, we strive to foster a community that establishes mentors, creates opportunities, and opens dialogue about what it means to be a First Gen law student.
Testimonials
I became the person I am today because of Pepperdine – how to be an attorney who has a sense of empathy and compassion in this world – we all gravitated naturally towards this attitude.
(JD '10)
Alexis Joyce
Associate Director of Career Development
Chair of First Generation Initiatives
Diversity Officer
Conferences and Scholarships
Annual Meeting of Law School Diversity Professionals
Meeting of Law School Diversity Officers
Diversity Events
Annual Pepperdine Law Diversity Week
For People of Color (FPOC) Law School Admissions Day
Open Conversations - Monthly
Student Groups
All diverse student interest groups can be found here.