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Vol. 45, No. 3, November 3, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Nov 1994

Vol. 45, No. 3, November 3, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Public Interest Update '95 •New v. Neoclassical •Hail from the Chief •Jeff Lehman •Professor Evaluation Act of 1994 •Doctor G Princesses


Becoming Gentlemen: Women's Experiences At One Ivy League Law School, Lani Guinier, Michelle Fine, Jane Balin, Ann Bartow, Deborah Lee Stachel Nov 1994

Becoming Gentlemen: Women's Experiences At One Ivy League Law School, Lani Guinier, Michelle Fine, Jane Balin, Ann Bartow, Deborah Lee Stachel

Publications and Research

In this Article we describe preliminary research by and about women law students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School—a typical, if elite, law school stratified deeply along gender lines. Our database draws from students enrolled at the Law School between 1987 and 1992, and includes academic performance data from 981 students, self-reported survey data from 366 students, written narratives from 104 students, and group-level interview data of approximately eighty female and male students.' From these data we conclude that the law school experience of women in the aggregate differs markedly from that of their male peers.


The Frail Old Age Of The Socratic Method, Carl E. Schneider Nov 1994

The Frail Old Age Of The Socratic Method, Carl E. Schneider

Other Publications

We are gathered here to honor you for your seriousness about and success in your legal education. It is fitting and proper that we should do this, for law is a learned profession, and mastery of it is a critical and continuing duty, as well, I hope, as a pleasure. But this convocation is also, as Holmes put it, a time when the Law School "becomes conscious of itself and its meaning." I want to combine these two purposes by discussing with you our common enterprise of education for a learned profession. Specifically, I want to consider a distinctive feature …


Vol. 45, No. 2, October 13, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 1994

Vol. 45, No. 2, October 13, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•3Ls Cope with Dings •Law Review Admission Criteria Aimed for Diversity •Paper Chase Ends in Computer Lab •Student Arrested in Dean's Office Gets Case Dismissed •Hail from the Chief •MacKinnon Q&A •Crossword •The Four-Headed Beast from the South •Regally Hungover & Fiscally Under Siege


Vol. 45, No. 1, September 29, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Sep 1994

Vol. 45, No. 1, September 29, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Law Students Start Two New Journals •Job Hunt Resumes •Hail from the Chief •Rare Books Get a Rare Look •Cross Exam •Doctor G's Love Prescription •Prince, Sinead: Nothing Compares 2 Them •Royal Wisdom and Summer Exploits •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 12, April 18, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1994

Vol. 44, No. 12, April 18, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Search for Dean, New Profs Dominates News •Dean Confirms Funding for Public Interest Office •Student Protester Brooks Arraigned in Local Court •Student Participant Seeks Moot Court Improvements •Law Review Revises Selection Procedures •Enjoy the Free Beer While It Lasts •The Docket


Vol. 44, No. 11, April 4, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1994

Vol. 44, No. 11, April 4, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Permanent Public Interest Funding in Doubt •BLSA to Hold Symposium on Civil Rights •First-Year Student Arrested in Dean's Office for Protest •Student Groups Condemn Poster Vandals •LSSS Urges Continued Public Interest Funding •An Open Letter to the Class of 1994 •Soundgarden, NIN: Knights in Black Satin •The Docket •The Wyoming Connection: A Job-Hunting Fiction •Casino Night and Other Sundry Matters •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 10, March 21, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1994

Vol. 44, No. 10, March 21, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Dean Candidates Named in New York Times •Four Faculty Members to Leave Michigan •School Should Allow Computers on Exams •Ignore U.S. News Law School Rankings •Gossip, Not Editorials, Should be RG's Focus •Student, Prof Reaction to Grading System Mixed •U of M Law School Left Livingston-less •Memo, Fire Raise Questions About Library Safety •LSSS Election Candidate Statements •The Docket •The Mailbag: Advice for the Inquiring Mind •Phi Delta Phi House Announces Ethics


Vol. 44, No. 9, March 7, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1994

Vol. 44, No. 9, March 7, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Law School Step Closer to Naming Dean •Student SFF Pledges Lag Behind Last Year's Pace •Grade Curves: A Vicious Cycle Continues •Letter to the Editor •Student Sponsor Debate on Religious Expression •Elevator Music for Generation X •Love and the Golden Handcuffs: A Fiction Story •Regal Hints for a Tropical Paradise Vacation •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 8, February 7, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Feb 1994

Vol. 44, No. 8, February 7, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•One Outsider Remains in Dean Search •Number of On-Campus Interviews for 1L's Low •Job Search Provides Humorous Anecdotes •Clinton Reinvents the Government •Profs Make Curriculum Proposal •Condemn Anti-Semitism; Respect Free Speech •Students Question Course Offerings •The Docket •A Regal Trip South O' the Border for Spring •Arbitrary and Capricious? •Elvis Lives!! In My Attic, of Course •Alternative Rock n' Roll Digs Up Its Conscience •Misty Water Colored Law School Memories •Law in the Raw


Vol. 44, No. 7, January 24, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1994

Vol. 44, No. 7, January 24, 1994, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Search for New Law Dean Continues •Res Gestae Needs Your Help to Survive •Cyberlawyers: Some Thoughts on a New Breed •Heard Any Good Scandals Lately? •Professor Questions USA Patriotism •Phi Delta Phi: The Tradition Continues •The Docket •Crossword •Swarthmore Tries to Please All, Pleases No One •TV Offers Filler for Bored Student •The Year in Music: One Critic's Kvetchings •Royal Hints on Winter Recreation •How I Stopped Worrying About Law School & Learned to Love the TV


Class Of 1994 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1994

Class Of 1994 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This addendum is a compilation of alumni responses to the open-ended comments sections.


Class Of 1994 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1994

Class Of 1994 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This report summarizes the findings of a questionnaire sent to University of Michigan Law School alumni five years after graduation.


Stress And Health In 1st-Year Law Students: Women Fare Worse, Daniel N. Mcintosh, Julie Keywell, Alan Reifman, Phoebe C. Ellsworth Jan 1994

Stress And Health In 1st-Year Law Students: Women Fare Worse, Daniel N. Mcintosh, Julie Keywell, Alan Reifman, Phoebe C. Ellsworth

Articles

The social and psychological consequences of being a female law student may include greater stress and worse health than that experienced by male students. First-year law students at a major state university were surveyed about their physical and psychological health prior to, in the middle of, and at the end of the school year. They were also asked about specific sources of strain (e.g., grades, time pressure) at mid-year. Relative to men, women reported greater strain due to sexism, lack of free time, and lack of time to spend with one’s spouse/partner. Women also displayed more depression and physical symptoms …