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Jordan Oglesby on PLSI’s 50th Class in the NM State Bar Indian Law Section’s Newsletter

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. See “Pipeline to Tribal Sovereignty: Celebrating the Pre-Law Summer Institute’s 50th Class” beginning on page 6.

PLSI’s Heidi Nesbitt to be Honored by New Mexico Women’s Law Caucus

January 13, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The Women’s Law Caucus is pleased to announce the 2015 Honorees of the Justice Mary Walters Award will be The Honorable Anne Kass and Heidi Nesbitt, Director of the Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) and Assistant Director of the American Indian Law Center, Inc.

On February 27, 2015, the Justice Mary Walters Award Banquet will be held at the UNM School of Law, where they will honor both of these women for their distinguished careers and the lasting impact they have made in the New Mexico legal community.

ABQ in July

July 12, 2014July 12, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Went to Albuquerque to speak to this year’s PLSI’ers and see some sights.

Mount Taylor mural

A Breaking Bad landmark

Beautiful skies

And a road runner … or perhaps parking lot runner

American Indian Law Center’s “Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaskan Natives” Recognized by the American Bar Association

December 16, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Outstanding news! And well-deserved!

Here is the press release: PLSI ABA Award PressRel_FINAL

An excerpt:

Albuquerque, NM – December 13, 2011 – The Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaskan Natives (PLSI) today announced that it will be recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Education Pipeline for exemplary leadership in pipeline programming. PLSI is a program of the American Indian Law Center, Inc., that has been attended by many of the nation’s preeminent Native attorneys, judges, law school professors and deans, and tribal chairs since its inception in 1967.

The ABA 2012 Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Award for Excellence in Pipeline Diversity recognized PLSI for their exemplary leadership in pipeline work. The ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity commended PLSI for its “outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions to diversifying” the law profession. The ABA will formally honor PLSI at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, LA on February 3, 2012.