Measuring the Racial Unevenness of Law School

Authors

Jonathan Feingold, University of California-Los Angeles School of LawFollow
Doug Souza, University of California-Los Angeles School of Law

Document Type

Law Review Article

Publication Date

1-2013

Keywords

diverse campus environment

Abstract

In "Measuring the Racial Unevenness of Law School," Jonathan Feingold and Doug Souza introduce and analyze the concept of racial unevenness, which refers to the particularized burdens an individual encounters as a result of her race. These burdens, which often arise because an individual falls outside of the racial norm, manifest across a spectrum. At one end lie obvious forms of overt and invidious racial discrimination. At the other end, racial unevenness arises from environmental factors and institutional culture independent from any identifiable perpetrator. As the authors detail, race-dependent burdens can arise in institutions and communities that expressly promote racial diversity and condemn overt racial discrimination; good intentions are no panacea to racial unevenness.