Should the American Bar Association enforce affirmative action in law schools? The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will pose this question to a panel of experts in a hearing tomorrow. Specifically, the USCCR will question whether the ABA’s Equal Opportunity and Diversity Standard 211, which calls for law schools to show “concrete action” towards ensuring diversity among students, faculty and staff, is effective or appropriate.
Panelists will include George Mason University School of Law Professor David E. Bernstein; University of Michigan Law School Professor Richard O. Lempert; University of California Los Angeles School of Law Professor Richard H. Sander; and Steven R. Smith, chairman of the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
— David Pluviose
Univ. of Arkansas Increases Funding for African Studies
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
