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Access Law Schools & Diversifying The Profession, Deseriee A. Kennedy
Access Law Schools & Diversifying The Profession, Deseriee A. Kennedy
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Lawyers do not reflect the racial diversity in the United States. The legal profession continues to struggle with ways to achieve and maintain racial diversity. Law schools play a critical role in the path to practice, and therefore an examination of the barriers to the profession they created is warranted. This essay critiques the over-reliance on standardized testing in law school admissions and advocates for an open admissions process that prioritizes racial and academic diversity. It suggests that the benefits of minimizing the role of standardized tests far outweigh any perceived costs in legal education. This essay concludes that the …
Socialists And Housing, Michael Lewyn
Socialists And Housing, Michael Lewyn
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My review of Capital City by Samuel Stein
Subways And Covid-19: A Literature Review, Michael Lewyn
Subways And Covid-19: A Literature Review, Michael Lewyn
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Discusses a variety of articles and blog posts which address the impact (or lack thereof) of the New York subway system upon the COVID-19 pandemic.