Below the break is an excerpt from “Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination Theory” by Kennon M. Sheldon (University of Missouri–Columbia) and Lawrence S. Krieger (Florida State University), which was published only a few months ago in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 6, [...]
I just read “Some Arizona University Programs Threatened by Proposed Ban on Affirmative Action” by Peter Schmidt (author of Color and Money), and it reminded me of a few questions I asked of a few Black and Hispanic lawyers during a recent meeting. Here are paraphrased versions of the questions I asked.
1) Why would a [...]
An article authored by Peter Schmidt and entitled, “Advocates of Diversity Grasp for Ways to Drive Change in Legal Profession,” was published by The Chronicle of Higher Education this morning. I left the following comment in the comments section.
I agree with Steve (Comment #2) that the pressure to maintain high LSAT scores for rankings purposes [...]
My man Ed Dunn (External Ed) from Dream & Hustle asked some questions in the comments thread for “Cultural Discomfort.” In response, I meditated, in writing, about why some Black law students deal with the discomfort in exchange for the social benefits, wealth and prestige, they are promised if they measure their success as they [...]
By 11:00 a.m. today, I was caught up on my readings for my contracts and torts classes. I had a few hours to myself before my afternoon classes would meet and my friend cancelled our lunch appointment. So, I read a little from Peter Schmidt’s new book Color and Money: How Rich White Kids Are [...]
Professor Bernadette Atuahene concludes her Blackprof.com post, “What are the consequences when the powerful are impervious to justice?,” with the following question.
“In your view, what are the consequences when the powerful are impervious to justice?”
A few answers to this question are floating around in my head. The one I find most interesting is below the [...]
This post is part of an ongoing conversation between Cobb, me, and a few other folks. I had Cobb’s post, “Parents vs. Seattle,” and Sherrilyn Ifill’s post, “Supreme Disappointment,” in mind while I wrote this post this afternoon.
Chief Justice Roberts wrote: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop [...]