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20 B. C. Third World L. J. 1 (2000)
Foreword: A Parallel Community--People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences and the Advancement of Legal Education

handle is hein.journals/bctw20 and id is 7 raw text is: FOREWORD: A PARALLEL COMMUNITY- PEOPLE OF COLOR LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCES AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEGAL EDUCATION HARRY G. PRINCE* The First National Meeting of the Regional People of Color Legal Scholarship Conferences presented an opportunity to exchange ideas about legal education and substantive areas of the law. The meeting was also a grand occasion for celebration. Over the last thirty years, the doors to teaching in law schools have been opened wider, and many teachers of color have entered.1 This increased diversity makes legal education more dynamic and better prepares students to be- come lawyers who are more responsive to the needs of society. With- out need for citation or footnote, I can say very confidently that legal education is better now because of the more diverse professoriate. During the actual meeting, many warm and admiring references were made to the Two Lindas. These two key organizers were Linda R. Crane and Linda S. Greene, both of whom have made written con- tributions to this symposium issue. Professor Crane's article, Reflec- tions from the Chair-The Road Taken: Honoring the Decade of Scholarship by Law Professors of Color in U.S. Law Schools and the People of Color Movement (1989-1999),2 reflects the great care de- voted to planning the National Meeting. With Professor Crane playing a most pivotal role from the very beginning of the process, there was a * Deputy Director, Association of American Law Schools (1999-2001); Professor, Uni- versity of California, Hastings College of the Lam, J.D., New York University School of Law, 1980; BA., Temple University, 1977. While I attended the National Meeting as the repre- sentative of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the views expressed herein are my ownsm and do not necessarily reflect those of the AALS. 1 The AAIS Statistical Report on Law School Faculty and Candidates for Law Faculty Positions (1998-99), prepared by Richard A. White, AALS Research Associate/Data Ana- lyst, reported that of 7,942 persons reporting ehtnicity in the AALS Directory of Law Teachers, 13.3% identified as people of color. This percentage reflects an increase fiom 10.8% reported minority group law teachers for the year 1991-92 in the AALS Directory of Law Teachers. For further comparison, see Richard H. Chused, The Hiring and Retention of MVinoities and Women on American Law School Faculties, 137 U. PA. L. REv. 537, 538 (1988) (reporting that a survey of law schools reflected 5.4% minority law teachers in 1986-87 and about 3.8% in 1980-81). 2 20 B.C. THIRD WORLD Lj. 13 (2000).

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