WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 27, 2003 — Pace Law School today announced the establishment of a Dean's Task Force on Diversity. The Task Force will review and make recommendations to the Faculty regarding Pace Law School ’s institutional commitment to diversity. Specifically, the Task Force’s terms of reference ask that it address diversity issues as they relate to recruitment and admissions; faculty and staff hiring; curriculum; student life; development and alumni relations; and career development. The Task Force is slated to present a report on their findings and recommendations to the Law School’s Faculty Nominating Committee by November 1, 2003.

L. Keith Wimbush, a member of the Law School’s Board of Visitors and currently a Senior Client Partner at executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, will chair the Task Force. Immediately prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Mr. Wimbush was Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Diageo North America. Mr. Wimbush received his law degree from Harvard University.

The other individuals on the Task Force include Mr. Dev Viswanath, 3^rd Year Law Student; Elana Roffman 2^nd Year Law Student; Dr. Darnita Killian, Vice-President for Student Services at Pace University; Professor Barbara Atwell; Mr. Mayo Bartlett, Class of ’92, and former head of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Bias Crimes Unit, and Ms. Gail Fillion, Executive Assistant to the Dean.

"The focus on admissions as a central element of diversity in education, exemplified by the public attention on the recent Michigan decisions by the Supreme Court, while extremely important, does not address the importance of diversity across the law school experience in the classroom, in student life, in career development and more," stated Dean David Cohen. "Once students arrive at the law school, we have to ensure that we serve their individual and collective needs in all areas."

For more information on the Diversity Task Force, please contact:
Keith Wimbush, Esq.
keith.wimbush@kornferry.com 
Phone: (203) 406-8791

Founded in 1976, Pace Law School is a New York Law School with a suburban campus in White Plains, N.Y., 20 miles north of New York City. Part of Pace University, the school offers the J.D. program for full-time and part-time day and evening students. Its postgraduate program includes the LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in Environmental Law and an LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies. Pace has one of the nation's top-rated Environmental Law programs and its Clinical Education program also is nationally ranked, offering clinics in domestic violence prosecution, environmental law, securities arbitration, criminal justice and disability rights. www.law.pace.edu.