The Imperative to Promote Diversity Post- Students for Fair Admissions Analyzing the Effects of Student-Body Diversity on Attrition, GPA, and Bar Passage in Law Students and Graduates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9013970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Scott (0000-0001-7031-2171, corresponding author), Jason M Scott (0000-0002-1830-4569, AccessLex Institute, corresponding author), Paige Wilson (0009-0001-6951-8807, AccessLex Institute), Tiffane Cochran (0009-0009-2424-6762, AccessLex Institute), Andrea M Pals (0000-0003-0568-7190, AccessLex Institute) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 596-625 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.2024.2385114 |
| OpenAlex | W4401783009 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
In June 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts declared the consideration of race in university admissions unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Now, as the era of race-conscious admissions draws to a close, this study examines whether the educational benefits that flow from racial and ethnic student-body diversity acknowledged in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) persist in a law school context. Using data from the American Bar Association (ABA), the U.S. Census Bureau, and institutional partnerships with 21 law schools, we model student racial/ethnic diversity on law school campuses as a predictor of law-school-level attrition (n = 183), law-student-level GPA (n = 5,129), and law-student-level first-time bar passage (n = 4,808) among underrepresented law students of color. Campus diversity is operationalized as a Blau's Diversity index. Our findings demonstrate modest benefits associated with racial and ethnic student-body diversity for student retention and first-time bar passage among underrepresented law students of color
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |