Selected Bibliography of Materials for Diversity in Legal Education

Introduction

Monographs

American Bar Association, Access 2000 Data Book: U.S. Minority Educational Enrollment: Law School Application, Enrollment, Placement and Teaching Patterns: High School, College, Graduate and Professional Data (Newtown, PA: Law School Admission Services, Inc., 1988).

This volume is composed primarily of tables and statistics which were prepared for the

ABA's Conference, The Challenge to Assure Diversity in the Legal Profession.

Chused, Richard H., The Hiring and Retention of Minorities and Women on American Law School Faculties (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1988).

Hyer-Spencer, D. Janele, Affirmative Action Admission Practices After Hopwood v. Texas: An Analysis of Diversity in Legal Education (New York: Queen's College, 1998).

This is a thesis, submitted for an M.A., at the Department of Urban Studies, Queen's College, New York.

Law School Admission Council, Law School Admission and Graduation: Minority Student Experiences and Success Rates (Newtown, PA: Law School Admission Council, 1986).

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Law School Admission Services, Minority Participation in Legal Education and the Profession: A Compendium of Data (Newtown, PA: Law School Admission Services, Inc., 1990).

This updates the Access 2000 Data Book.

Law School Admission Council, The Challenge of Minority Enrollment: Seeking Diversity in the Legal Profession: Recommendations of the Minority Enrollment Task Force (Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 1981).

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Law School Admission Council, Thinking About Law School: A Minority Guide (Newtown, PA: Law School Admission Council, 1995).

Orfield, Gary and Whitla, Dean K., Diversity and Education: Student Experiences in Leading Law Schools (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1999).

Wegner, Judith Welch, et al., Looking Inward, Looking Outward: Innovative Research on Legal Education (Millersville, MD: Recorded Resources Corp., 2000).

Two audio cassettes and a monograph record the AALS meeting in Washington, D.C. It includes discussions of surveys of minority graduates from the University of Michigan Law School.

Wightman, Linda F., The Threat to Diversity in Legal Education: An Empirical Analysis of the Consequences of Abandoning Race as a Factor in Law School Admission Decisions (New York: New York University, 1997).

Articles in Reviews & Newsletters

Cotts, Cynthia, Texas Lawyers Round Up Cash for Minority LSAT Scholarships, in, Nat'l L. J. , April 20, 1998, at A13.

Edwards Pamela, Symposium: Critical Race Perspectives for the New Millennium: Second Annual Northeastern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference: The Culture of Success: Improving the Academic Success Opportunities for Multicultural Students in Law School, in, 31 New Eng. L. Rev. 739 (1997).

Kidder, William C., Portia Denied: Unmask Gender Bias on the LSAT and Its Relationship to Diversity in Legal Education, in, 12 Yale J.L. & Feminism 1 (2000).

Klein, Chris, Law School Diversity Hinges on Race Policy, in, Nat'l L.J., Jan. 27, 1997, at A1.

Law, Sylvia A., White Privilege and Affirmative Action, in, 32 Akron L. Rev. 603 (1999).

Lempert, Ricard O., et al., From the Trenches to the Towers: Law School Affirmative Action: An Empirical Study: Michigan's Minority Graduates in Practice: The River Runs Through Law School, in, 25 Law & Soc. Inquiry 395 (2000).

Loewy, Arnold H., Taking Bakke Seriously: Distinguishing Diversity from Affirmative Action in the Law School Admissions Process, in, 77 N.C.L. Rev. 1479 (1999).

Prince, Harry G., Symposium: The First National Meeting of the People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences: Celebrating Our Emerging Voices: People of Color Speak: A Parallel Community: People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences and the Advancement of Legal Education, in, 20 B.C. Third World L.J. 1 (2000).

Owsley, Brian, Black Ivy: An African-American Perspective on Law School, in, 28 Colum. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 501 (1997).

Smith, Pamela J., Our Children's Burden: The Many-Headed Hydra of the Educational Disenfranchisement of Black Children, in, 42 How. L.J. 133 (1999).

Straub, Stephanie E., The Wisdom and Constitutionality of Race-Based Decision-Making in Higher Education Admission Programs: A Critical Look at Hopwood v. Texas, in, 48 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 133 (1997).

Thernstrom, Stephan, Diversity and Meritocracy in Legal Education: A Critical Evaluation of Linda F. Wrightman's The Threat to Diversity in Legal Education, in, 15 Const. Comment. 11 (1998).

Williams, Gregory S., Transforming the Powerless to the Powerful: The Public Responsibilities of Law Schools, in, 28 N.M.L. Rev. 1 (1998).

Wong, Abiel, "Boalt-ing" Opportunity?: Deconstructing Elite Norms in Law School Admissions, in, 6 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol'y 199 (1999).

Wrightman, Linda F., The Threat to Diversity in Legal Education: An Empirical Analysis of the Consequences of Abandoning Race as a Factor in Law School Admission Decisions, in, 72 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1 (1997).

Internet Articles

Cook, Matthew, Minorities Less Likely to be Accepted into Law School, Study Says (Oct. 5, 2000) The Student Advantage, available at http://www.studentadvantage.com/

Haddon, Phoebe A., Keynote Address: Redefining Our Roles in the Battle for Inclusion of People of Color in Legal Education (Oct. 6, 2000) New England School of Law Review, available at http://www.nesl.edu/lawrev/vol131/vol131-3/HADDON.htm.

Minority Perspectives (Oct. 4, 2000) Law School Admissions Council, available at http://www.lsat.org/.

Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts Bibliography (visited Oct. 3, 2000) National Center for State Courts, available at http://www.ncsc.dni.us/is/clrhouse/Bib2_1.htm.

Ernst, Stephanie, White Face Remain Dominant in Legal Profession (Oct. 3, 2000) Diversity Inc., available at http://www.diversityinc.com/.