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Direct linkHaslerig, Siduri; Bernhard, Laura M.; Fuentes, Marcia V.; Panter, A. T.; Daye, Charles E.; Allen, Walter R. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2013
The use of affirmative action admissions practices in U.S. colleges and universities has been a source of contentious public debate and legal battles since the policy's inception in the 1960s. The legal challenges to race-conscious admissions will continue for the foreseeable future, including renewed court scrutiny on specific universities'…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Law Students, Classroom Environment, Qualitative Research
Gottfredson, Nisha C.; Panter, A. T.; Daye, Charles E.; Allen, Walter F.; Wightman, Linda F. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2009
Controversy surrounding the use of race-conscious admissions can be partially resolved with improved empirical knowledge of the effects of racial diversity in educational settings. We use a national sample of law students nested in 64 law schools to test the complex and largely untested theory regarding the effects of educational diversity on…
Descriptors: Law Students, Race, Law Schools, Structural Equation Models
Peer reviewedBok, Derek – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1999
Describes an analysis of the consequences of abandoning race as a factor in law school admissions. Addresses the importance of student diversity in the context of legal education. Analysis of data for 90,335 students shows that without consideration of race, the most selective U.S. law schools would be unable to enroll more than a few minority…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student)
Peer reviewedWebster, Robert B. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1999
Describes the benefits of racially diverse student bodies at law schools. A diverse legal profession enhances the appearance of justice and increases public confidence that the system is unbiased and accessible to all. Citizens cannot respect a system of justice that appears to perpetuate prejudice and exclude certain people from its…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student)
