Historically black colleges and universities remain an important source for the undergraduate and law school educations of African-American lawyers and judges, but it is no longer the case that the majority of African American lawyers are educated at the historically black schools. (SLD)

The "Vital Signs" section of this journal presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in institutions of higher education. Every issue contains a composite index of higher educational indicators. This issue features data on African American college enrollment, the enrollment of African American women, and law…

Explores what would happen to black law school admissions if affirmative-action admissions decisions are banned. The threat to affirmative action is only half of the problem of integrating African Americans into the major law firms, which are so overwhelmingly white that many blacks prefer not to join them. (SLD)

Presents five brief articles on the state of African Americans in higher education. Topics include the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure the state of racial inequality; the 1998 all-time high of African-American doctoral degrees; state-by-state review of African-American enrollments in higher education; and the…

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. higher education institutions, including the black-white higher education equality index; statistics measuring the state of racial inequality; ranking the nation's law schools according to percentage of black students; and college affordability (comparing black and white…

Describes the higher educational experiences of Lawrence Mungin, an African American who attended Harvard University and Harvard Law School. Mungin believed that working hard and being the good Black would lead to success in the White world. Despite his credentials, he was given trivial work at the law firm that hired him and that he later sued.…

Presents a list of tenured black law school professors at the nation's 20 highest-ranked law schools. Background information and specialty or current work areas are provided, as is a breakdown of black tenured professors as a percentage of the total faculty in each school. (GLR)

Presents statistics on the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, including data from the Black-White Higher Education Equality Index; statistics measuring the state of racial inequality in the United States; data ranking the nation's law schools according to percentages of African American students; and data on…

Presents a statistical record of African Americans' progress in U.S. higher education institutions, discussing: the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure racial inequality; ranking law schools by percentage of black students; black enrollments at the nation's highest-ranked universities and highest-ranked liberal…

The nonprofit corporation that performs standardized testing for law school admission has in recent years produced $100 million in profits. For minority groups who tend to score poorly on the test, the question is why the corporation refuses to dedicate some of its wealth to commissioning an independent study of whether test results correlate with…

Examines the teaching methods of David Wilkins, an African American Harvard Law School professor considered an exciting teacher by his students and colleagues. Describes his skill in getting students to attend class, engage in legal thinking, feel comfortable in the classroom, and learn the formal rituals and procedures for the court. (SM)

Surveys highly regarded law schools to see how they stand regrading black enrollment, faculty diversity, and progress toward integration. Most of the 19 responding schools have increased their black enrollment, but blacks remain underrepresented in law schools, as they do in the profession. (SLD)

Students' and graduates' complaints about the Howard University Law School center on graduates' low rates of passing the bar examination but also take note of the poor condition of the physical plant. Article outlines student criticisms and planned administrative responses to the school's decline in quality. (SLD)

This collection of articles includes such topics as: black student matriculations at the highest-ranked colleges and universities; the effect of the racial gap in home ownership on African American higher education; black trustees at major colleges and universities; medical school admissions; race sensitive admissions; fixed-percentage college…

Presents reasons for feeling hopeful about the position of African Americans in higher education that are headlined by the fact that black enrollment in higher education increased by 4.4% in 1992. Accompanying increases are seen for black enrollment in medical school and law school, as well as in black students who are planning for advanced…