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Equal
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SUBSCRIBE IN THIS ISSUE EJS Annual Conference 2005 at UCLA Cokorinos; Corporate Think Tanks Then and Now Law Review Summaries on Corporate Law Coalition to Monitor Judicial Nominations Debunking Sanders' Myth: A Rebuttal Pathways to Leadership in New Mexico First Annual EJS Fundraiser Features Port Chicago Jazz EJS, ACS Host Law Prof. Reception EJS/SALT
Panel on Strategic Scholarship Become a Part of the Equal Justice Society
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Research Promotes Pathways New Mexico is one of only a handful of "majority minority" states in the U.S., with a population that is 42% Hispanic and nearly 10% American Indian, highest in the continental U.S. In a unique collaboration with the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI), the University of New Mexico School of Law, and the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, EJS is providing the research for a report to policymakers and government leaders to illuminate the need to improve access to higher education access for underrepresented minority students, particularly at the graduate and professional school level. The director of the project is UNM School of Law professor Margaret Montoya, director of SHRI. "In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity," the United States Supreme Court declared in Grutter v. Bollinger. The New Mexico report addresses Grutter in a local context by analyzing long-range enrollment trends and by tracking the extent to which the UNM School of Law is a critical pathway to political leadership in New Mexico. In the context of the UNM School of Medicine's admissions policy, the report situates Grutter within an interdisciplinary analysis of the health policy interests in affirmative action, based upon Justice Powell's Bakke opinion, Buchwald v. University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and cutting edge research on racial disparities in health care treatment and access. Finally, the report analyzes barriers encountered by minority students in K-12 education, including systemic disparities in learning resources and opportunities. The
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The Equal Justice Society is a national organization of scholars, advocates and concerned individuals advancing innovative legal strategies and public policy for enduring social change. We generate critical analysis on issues of race and social justice through research, public education and bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. Our goal is to reshape jurisprudence to ensure that the rights of all are expanded, rather than diminished, by our courts and policy makers. Equal Justice Society, 220 Sansome St, 14th Flr, San Francisco, CA 94104, Ph (415) 288-8700 |