The Fall 2007 incoming class at Thomas Jefferson School of Law is the most diverse ever.

Dean Rudy Hasl and Assistant Dean Beth Kransberger welcomed the class to TJSL on Thursday morning (8-16) at the Theater in Old Town as four days of student orientation got underway.

Some statistics on the new class:

5 have a military background.

47 or 22% are 1st generation college students

40% of the class is over the age of 26. They range in age from 21 to 51.

They are perfectly gender balanced as a class.

They hail from 26 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee Nation

They were born in 20 countries plus the US, including the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Canada, Columbia, Germany, Guatemala, Iran, Japan, Latvia, the Philippines, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Viet Nam, so the immigrant experience is very present.

13% were born outside the US.

They hail from Alaska to New Jersey.

They are music majors to pre-med majors.

They come from 115 different undergrad institutions, including Howard and UTEP.

They are 46.67% students of color including: 3 native Americans, 26 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 22 African American/Black, 16 Hispanic/Latino, 16 Mexican Americans and 2 Puerto Ricans.

Welcome to All!