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Rollin'On the River: Race, Elite Schools, and the Equality Paradox

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

David B. Wilkins
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Lempert, Chambers, and Adams's superb new study of the careers of minority and white graduates of the University of Michigan Law School will come as welcome news to those who value diversity on this nation's college and professional school campuses. Alongside the Bowen-Box study (1998), to which the authors link their work, the Michigan data provide powerful evidence of the many benefits of affirmative action for both minority and majority students, as well as for a constituency that is often overlooked in the debate over affirmative action—namely, the people these aspiring professionals are intended to serve. More important, the authors' careful analysis reveals what many have long suspected. LSAT scores and undergraduate GPAs “seem to have no relationship to success after law school, whether success is measured by earned income, career satisfaction, or service contributions” (Lempert, Chambers, and Adams 2000, 401).

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“From The Trenches and Towers”
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Law & Social Inquiry , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , Spring 2000 , pp. 527 - 556
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Copyright © American Bar Foundation, 2000 

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