Who's afraid of Derrick Bell? A conversation on Harvard, storytelling and the meaning of color

Article Abstract:

Derrick Bell is a law professor who makes his critiques of the civil rights movement's failures in the form of allegories and Socratic dialogue between himself and the fictional character of a black female lawyer by the name of Geneva Crenshaw. Harvard Law School terminated him after protests, including a sit-in over the denial of tenure to two Critical Legal Studies movement members. Bell states that his use of fiction makes it possible for both him and his readers to separate themselves from reality and see matters in a not so threatening and confrontational way.

Interview, Humor and anecdotes, Race discrimination, Law teachers, Law school faculty, Bell, Derrick A.

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Law students and drugs; nearly 9 percent report recent use of illegal substances

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An American Assn of Law Schools survey of 3,388 students at 19 law schools in 1991 has found substance abuse to be frequent among law students. More than 80% reported drinking during the previous month with marijuana use in second place at about 8%. Most of the students used substances either to relax with friends or to reduce tension. Almost 40% of the students reported that there were impaired students at their schools. Most believed that substance abuse should not be reported to the bar unless the student has been disciplined for such behavior.

Surveys, Law students, Substance abuse, Drug use

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