School of Law Logo12:18am 11/22/2024

Law School Welcomes Director of Diversity & Inclusion

Daiquiri Steele Photo

The Law School welcomes Daiquiri Steele.

She will serve as the new Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Law in Residence.

Professor Steele formerly practiced in Atlanta as a Civil Rights Attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, where she provided legal counsel relating to federal investigations of discrimination involving the nation’s school districts, colleges, universities, and state education agencies. She also mediated civil rights claims. She previously worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, where she assessed federal contractors’ compliance with employment discrimination laws.

She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, Masters in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University, and Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Spelman College.