VLS to Mark "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Law's Repeal, Welcomes Military Recruiters Back to CampusSpeaking will be Dean Jeff Shields, Professor Jackie Gardina and Alex Manning, a 2006 VLS graduate who was discharged from the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law.
VLS was one of only two law schools in the nation that prohibited military recruiters on campus because of the law, which prevented gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military -- and VLS was the only law school that forewent some federal funds because of its stance on "don't ask, don't tell." Shields has notified the Pentagon that military recruiters are allowed back on campus, and VLS’s Career Services office is scheduling visits with representatives from the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force.
VLS's nondiscrimination policy, which has remained unchanged since 1985, requires all employers to affirm that they do not discriminate based on protected characteristics, including sexual orientation. VLS's policy reflects no bias against the armed forces as a career for the school's graduates, but it opposed the military's long-standing discrimination in recruitment and discipline on the basis of sexual orientation.
This event is free and open to the public.]]>Yates Common Room in Debevoise HallJohn Cramer at (802) 831-1109 or < ahref="mailto:jcramer@vermontlaw.edu">jcramer@vermontlaw.edu</a>20110929T16:00:0019700101T21:30:00