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2012

Law and Society

Fordham Law School

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A Legacy Of Teaching, Robin A. Lenhardt Jan 2012

A Legacy Of Teaching, Robin A. Lenhardt

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In this essay, Professor R.A. Lenhardt describes the lasting educational legacy of Professor Derrick Bell. Using a Bell article entitled “Humanity in Legal Education” as its starting point, the essay explores Bell’s emphasis on social justice and “conscience” in legal instruction. In particular, it discusses the impact that Bell’s unique approach to teaching law had on students enrolled at Harvard Law School in the 1990s, where Professor Bell taught before a much publicized protest leave.