Professor Orly Lobel Named a Mentor for the Racial Equity in Technology Policy Accelerator

Orly Lobel Named a Mentor for the Racial Equity in Technology Policy Accelerator

SAN DIEGO (January 10, 2023) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Warren Distinguished Professor of Law was named a mentor for the Racial Equity in Technology Policy Accelerator. The Racial Equity in Technology Policy Accelerator is a joint initiative by the Federation of American Scientists and the Kapor Center – an organization that aims to remove the barriers to STEM education and tech careers for underrepresented people of color.

The accelerator aims to identify, develop, and publish a set of racial justice and technology policy ideas to be implemented by the legislative and executive branches. Selected participants will have a chance to develop their ideas with guidance from policy advisors, meet with veteran policymakers to learn more about the nuances of policy implementation, hone their ability to craft actionable policy on the federal level, and build a community with their fellow cohort. Professor Lobel was selected as one of the mentors that will help guide this first cohort in this mission.

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About Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Orly Lobel

Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and University Professor Orly Lobel is the founding director of the Center for Employment and Labor Law.  Lobel is among the most cited legal scholars in the country and has received numerous awards in recent years, including the Thorsnes Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship and the Irving Oberman Memorial Award. Her three books have won prestigious awards and have shaped policy debates. Her newest book is titled The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future.

About the University of San Diego School of Law

Each year, USD educates approximately 800 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from throughout the United States and around the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of business and corporate law, constitutional law, intellectual property, international and comparative law, public interest law and taxation.

USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school’s faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks 30th nationally among U.S. law faculties in scholarly impact and 28th nationally in past-year faculty downloads on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.