Courtney A. Griffin, Ph.D.
Courtney A. Griffin, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Degrees
- Ph.D. DePaul University
- M.Ed. Saint Joseph's University
- M.A. DePaul Universiy
- B.A. Michigan State University
- B.A. Michigan State University
Biography
Courtney Griffin joined Detroit Mercy Law in 2022 as Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. Courtney will collaborate with faculty and administrators in identifying and executing a plan for our DEIB goals across the law school. She recently worked as the Interim Director for the Arnold Mitchem Fellowship at DePaul University, a fellowship designed for underrepresented students to prepare them for graduate school and careers in research. She was also a Learning Engineer at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, creating and managing online courses for Executive Education.
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Selected Publication
I’m Not Just Pretty, I’m Smart Too: A Book of Affirmations for Black Girls (2025)
You Got This: A Book of Affirmations for College-Bound Black Girls (2025)
Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Legal Education: A Critical Imperative in Challenging Times. University of Toledo Law Review, Volume 55. (2024)
Stories of those Untold: Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles of Black Women Pursuing Legal Education. 100 U. Det. L. Rev. Online (2024)
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Selected Presentations
Law in the Americas and International Law Joint Program, Co-Sponsored by Critical Theories, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Professionals, and Minority Groups - The Courage to Engage: Celebrating DEIB in the Face of DEIB Bans, Presentation at American Association of Law Schools (AALS) in San Francisco, CA, January 10th, 2025
Building Equity in Higher Education: Strategies for Inclusive Leadership in College Access, Detroit College Access Network's Metro Detroit College Access and Success Conference, October 4th, 2024
Stories Untold: Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles of Black Women in Legal Education, Presentation at Northern Illinois College of Law’s Chicagoland Junior Scholars Conference in Chicago, IL. October 6th, 2023
Stories Untold: Using Counter-Storytelling as a Research Methodology, Presentation at Lumivero’s Virtual Conference 2023, September 29th, 2023
Community Cultural Wealth: Examining Programs and Faculty to Support Students of Color, Presentation at AAC&U’s Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference in Henderson, NV., March 9th, 2023
Community Cultural Wealth: Examining Programs and Faculty to Support Students of Color, Virtual Presentation at AAC&U’s Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment, February 2023