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Olivas, Michael A. – Journal of Legal Education, 1992
This response to Lino Graglia (HE 530 289) reviews the history of opposition to affirmative action for minority groups; notes early efforts of law schools to avoid desegregation requirements; reports persistent low enrollments of African-American students in law schools; and recommends that law schools undergird admissions policy with…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Admission, Court Litigation
Brown, Susan E.; Vasquez, Hector G. – 1982
Eight papers on models for minority access to the legal profession cover outstanding programs which facilitate access to and success in higher education, concentrating on recruitment, retention, and bar passage. Susan Brown's introduction presents statistics on yearly minority enrollment in legal studies through 1981 and discusses policy…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, American Indians
Orfield, Gary, Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers explores research on how increasing minority enrollment changes and enriches the educational process. The papers are: (1) "Student Diversity and Higher Learning" (Neil L. Rudenstine); (2) "A Policy Framework for Reconceptualizing the Legal Debate Concerning Affirmative Action in Higher Education"…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, College Faculty