Dr. John J. Schumacher founded Southwestern University School of Law

Southwestern University School of Law

Southwestern Law School is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California , with about 1,000 students. Its campus includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an admired art deco National Register of Historic Places landmark built in 1929...

 in 1911. Schumacher intended the university to be an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian

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 institution. http://www.swlaw.edu/about

Schumacher intended Southwestern to provide legal education opportunities for qualified students that might not otherwise have an opportunity to pursue such a degree. http://www.swlaw.edu/about/hist For this reason, the university actively encouraged the enrollment of minorities and women.

Scholarship

The John J. Schumacher Minority Leadership scholarship

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 program was created to provide up to full-tuition scholarships for entering minority students with exceptional academic and leadership potential. http://www.eastbayconsortium.org/scholarship/130.html http://www.sbcalsoap.org/ScholarshipDirectory07page1.htm Schumacher Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of undergraduate performance (typically at least a B average) and extracurricular activities, work experience, evidence of leadership abilities, and LSAT

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 score, as well as other factors. Prospective students must apply with Southwestern’s Office of Admissions.

Eligible Recipients

Ethnicity: African American

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, Asian American

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, Chicano/Latino/Hispanic

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, Native American

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, Pacific Islander

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, Person of color

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