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Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Dec 1999

Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Prospective Faculty to Speak Within Next Week •Yingtao, Justified •Persian Pride •More Top 10 Lists •Shopping Guide •Tumble Freely •Dogma Trashed


Vol. 50, No. 5, November 9, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Nov 1999

Vol. 50, No. 5, November 9, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•LSSS Recognizes Bill Bradley Student Group •Yingtao on Guns •New Winter Courses •The J Arch Project •Movie Reviews •Interview of the Year •Music Reviews


Vol. 50, No. 4, October 19, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 1999

Vol. 50, No. 4, October 19, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Curriculum Committee Debates Changes to Interview Season •Winter Grade Curve •Email Abuse •Get Musical! •Hornbook Workout •Larry Returns! •TBIYTC


Vol. 50, No. 3, October 5, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Oct 1999

Vol. 50, No. 3, October 5, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Election Results are In •Affirmative Action •A2: Ripoff City •3 Second Memory •Fashion for Profs •More on Trolleys •Movie Reviews


Vol. 50, No.2, September 21, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Sep 1999

Vol. 50, No.2, September 21, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Student Senate Elections Next Wednesday & Thursday •The Economist •1L Reflections •What Law Review? •3 Second Memory •Movie Reviews •Gotta Go


Vol. 50, No. 1, September 7, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Sep 1999

Vol. 50, No. 1, September 7, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Vol. 1, No. 1 •The Growing Quad •Issues Still With Us •Cartoons •Asking for Trouble •Interview Tips


Catholic Law School, John T. Noonan Jr. Jun 1999

Catholic Law School, John T. Noonan Jr.

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Vol. 49, No. 10, April 14, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1999

Vol. 49, No. 10, April 14, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•SFF Auction Hauls in Over $29,000 •Campbell Finalists Defeat Vouchers •Letter to the Editor •Faculty Hiring Exposed •Alumni Update •Final Tale from Cambodia •Tenure Illustrated •Madness in DC •Interview: Yale Kamisar


Vol. 49, No. 9.5, April 1, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Apr 1999

Vol. 49, No. 9.5, April 1, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Final Plans for "New" Building Announced •US News Admits Ranking Error: UM Law #1 •ABA Accreditation in Jeopardy Due to Faculty Teaching Practices •The News as We See It •Interview with the Dean •Are You a BPOC? •3Ls Donate Integrity


Vol. 49, No. 9, March 29, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1999

Vol. 49, No. 9, March 29, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Liberian Book Drive Overwhelming Success •SFF Gears Up for Annual Fundraising Auction •$25,000 Directed by YOU •Fall 1998 Grade Curve •Bruce is Psychic •Going Once, Going Twice


Vol. 49, No. 8, March 17, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1999

Vol. 49, No. 8, March 17, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•WLSA & Federalists Sponsor Debate •Debt Management Program Banishes 'Firm Future' Nightmares •Juan Tienda Lives On •The RG Finally Gets a Letter •Message from the President •Sure to Become a Classic •Tales from Cambodia •Lawyer Flick of the Year •Eggiweg McMuffin •CDs You've Never Heard Of


Vol. 49, No. 7, February 24, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Feb 1999

Vol. 49, No. 7, February 24, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Terrorism Symposium Sparks Debate •Success for Jessup Team •Think Like a Lawyer •SUV's and Nifty Loopholes •Desensitization •Droit de Seigneur •A Modest Proposal •Sage Advice •Guest Columnist Emeritus


Vol. 49, No. 6, February 15, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Feb 1999

Vol. 49, No. 6, February 15, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Stalking, Robbery, & Embezzlement •Saints Be Praised •Tales From Cambodia •Political Pronouns •Five Gavel Rating •Just Say No •Just Getting' By •Back to Nature


Vol. 49, No. 5, January 28, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School Jan 1999

Vol. 49, No. 5, January 28, 1999, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•On-Campus Interviews, Part Two •Winter Ball February 4 •Under New Management •Fly the Friendly Skies •For Your Creative Side •Everyone's a Critic •What IS His Problem? •Personal Politics •Ricta Returns


A Colony At Risk, Derrick Bell Jan 1999

A Colony At Risk, Derrick Bell

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Some Observations On Teaching From The "Pioneer" Generation, James E. Jones Jr. Jan 1999

Some Observations On Teaching From The "Pioneer" Generation, James E. Jones Jr.

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

A paper from the perspective of the "pioneer" generation.


The Compelling Need For Diversity In Higher Education, Michigan Journal Of Race & Law Jan 1999

The Compelling Need For Diversity In Higher Education, Michigan Journal Of Race & Law

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The University of Michigan has brought together a team of leading scholars to serve as its experts in these cases to establish the basis for the University's argument that there is a compelling need for diversity in higher education. Their research is evidence that the use of race in higher education admissions is not only constitutional, but of vital importance to education and to our society.


Expert Report Of Thomas J. Sugrue, Thomas J. Sugrue Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Thomas J. Sugrue, Thomas J. Sugrue

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

At the end of the twentieth century, the United States is a remarkably diverse society. It grows more diverse by the day, transformed by an enormous influx of immigrants from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. In an increasingly global economy, Americans are coming into contact with others of different cultures to an extent seen only in times of world war. Yet amidst this diversity remains great division. When the young black academic W.E.B. DuBois looked out onto America in 1903, he memorably proclaimed that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." Over …


Expert Report Of Eric Foner, Eric Foner Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Eric Foner, Eric Foner

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Race has been a crucial line of division in American society since the settlement of the American colonies in the beginning of the 17th century. It remains so today. While the American understanding of the concept of "race" has changed over time, the history of African-Americans provides a useful template for understanding the history of race relations. The black experience has affected how other racial minorities have been treated in our history, and illuminates the ways in which America's white majority has viewed racial difference.


Expert Report Of Patricia Gurin, Patricia Gurin Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Patricia Gurin, Patricia Gurin

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

A racially and ethnically diverse university student body has far-ranging and significant benefits for all students, non-minorities and minorities alike. Students learn better in a diverse educational environment, and they are better prepared to become active participants in our pluralistic, democratic society once they leave such a setting. In fact, patterns of racial segregation and separation historically rooted in our national life can be broken by diversity experiences in higher education. This Report describes the strong evidence supporting these conclusions derived from three parallel empirical analyses of university students, as well as from existing social science theory and research.


Expert Report Of Claude M. Steele, Claude M. Steele Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Claude M. Steele, Claude M. Steele

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Report based on 25-year period of research in the areas of social psychology, the social psychology of race and race relations, and the effects of race on standardized test performance.


Expert Report Of Robert B. Webster, Robert B. Webster Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Robert B. Webster, Robert B. Webster

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The author’s opinions are based primarily upon knowledge and insight gained in the forty years in which he has been a practicing attorney, counselor, arbitrator, mediator, bar officer, and state court judge. Webster’s opinions are also based in part upon materials described in Section IV.B, within.


Expert Report Of Kinley Larntz, Ph.D., Kinley Larntz Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Kinley Larntz, Ph.D., Kinley Larntz

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

While working in this matter, the author undertook the task of analyzing the statistical relationship between law school acceptance and ethnicity. In particular, focusing on the strength of the relationship between law school acceptance and being a member of certain ethnic groups, controlling for qualifications for admission such as undergraduate grade point average, Law School Admission Test score, and selection index, and for other factors such as residency in the State of Michigan, gender, and a measure of economic disadvantage, waiver of the fee for application.


Ratings, Not Rankings: Why U.S. News & World Report Shouldn't Want To Be Compared To Time And Newsweek - Or The New Yorker, Nancy B. Rapoport Jan 1999

Ratings, Not Rankings: Why U.S. News & World Report Shouldn't Want To Be Compared To Time And Newsweek - Or The New Yorker, Nancy B. Rapoport

Scholarly Works

This article discusses the many problems with the U.S. News & World Report rankings of law schools. It argues, among other things, that the rankings magnify insignificant differences among law schools and that the rankings do not provide helpful consumer information.


Thanks, But I'M Just Looking : Or Why I Don't Want To Be A Dean, Susan J. Becker Jan 1999

Thanks, But I'M Just Looking : Or Why I Don't Want To Be A Dean, Susan J. Becker

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The author discusses the challenges facing law faculty who consider taking on the duties of law school administration.


Introduction, Michigan Journal Of Race & Law Jan 1999

Introduction, Michigan Journal Of Race & Law

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The last Supreme Court decision addressing the use of race in admissions to institutions of higher education, Bakke v. Regents of the University of California, affirmed that the role of diversity in colleges and universities is both essential and compelling. Since Bakke, opponents and proponents have wrestled with ideology and theory, but have never had the benefit of a comprehensive theoretical framework that has been tested by reliable empirical data. The University of Michigan has drawn on several of the nation's leading, and most respected, researchers and scholars, to develop such a framework and verify its legitimacy with …


Expert Report Of Albert M. Camarillo, Albert M. Camarillo Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Albert M. Camarillo, Albert M. Camarillo

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

At the request of attorneys with Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, the author has prepared this report which outlines the historical patterns and legacies of racial isolation and separation of Hispanics in American society. The research is based on archival collections, syntheses of secondary literature, and other primary sources such as U.S. government reports including Bureau of the Census population reports. Based on the author’s knowledge and research, this report outlines the historical developments that resulted in patterns of racial exclusion and isolation of Hispanics in the states and cities where they have settled since 1900. In particular, this report will …


Expert Report Of William G. Bowen, William G. Bowen Jan 1999

Expert Report Of William G. Bowen, William G. Bowen

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Higher education plays a unique role in our society. The obligation of a university is to the society at large over the long run, and, even more generally, to the pursuit of learning. Although this may seem amorphous, there is no escaping a university's obligation to try to serve the long-term interests of society defined in the broadest and least parochial terms, and to do so through two principal activities: advancing knowledge and educating students who will in turn serve others, within this nation and beyond it, both through their specific vocations and as citizens. Universities therefore are responsible for …


Expert Report Of Kent D. Syverud, Kent D. Syverud Jan 1999

Expert Report Of Kent D. Syverud, Kent D. Syverud

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Expert report from an educator with experience teaching many students in many settings; particular experience teaching the same subject matter to classes that are racially homogenous and racially heterogeneous, and to classes where non-white students make up a tiny fraction of the enrolled students and where their numbers are more significant.


Doing Well And Doing Good: The Careers Of Minority And White Graduates Of The University Of Michigan Law School, David L. Chambers, Richard O. Lempert, Terry K. Adams Jan 1999

Doing Well And Doing Good: The Careers Of Minority And White Graduates Of The University Of Michigan Law School, David L. Chambers, Richard O. Lempert, Terry K. Adams

Articles

Of the more than 1,000 law students attending the University of Michigan Law School in the spring of 1965, only one was African American. The Law School faculty, in response, decided to develop a program to attract more African American students. One element of this program was the authorization of a deliberately race-conscious admissiosn process. By the mid-1970s, at least 25 African American students were represented in each graduating class. By the late 1970s, Latino and Native American students were included in the program as well. Over the nearly three decades between 1970 and 1998, the admissions efforts and goals …