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72 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1981)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec72 and id is 1 raw text is: America's Oldest Law School Newspaper 0 1981 BY THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL RECORD CORPORATION VOL. 72, NO. 1 FEBRUARY 13, 1981 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Vorenberg Law Review Acts to Admit Named Minority Group Members By a vote of 45 to 39, the Harvard If no minority student is in this Law Review last week adopted an group, the top woman in positions N ex affirmative action plan which gives five through 29 will be offered minorities and women a greater membership. Should no woman be S ean chance of becoming members of the eligible, the person ranking num- Review. Several Law Review mem- ber five on the basis of grades then Prof. James Vorenberg has ac- bers resigned as a result of the qualifies for Review membership. cepted the Deanship of Harvard vote, and a reconsideration of the Law School, effective July 1, 1981. decision is scheduled for Wednes- Proposal From Committee Harvard President Derek Bok of- day, Feb. 18. The affirmative action proposal fered the position to Vorenberg on Currently, Law Review member- came from the work of a Review Feb. 9, and his acceptance was an- ship is offered to the five ILs with nounced Wednesday, Feb. 11 at a the top grades in each section. The This story was written by news conference. new plan still offers membership Steve Friedland and Mary Tar- Vorenberg, presently an Associ. to the top four students, but re- duno, with the assistance of Carl ate Dean of the Law School, will serves the fifth slot for the highest- Oppedahl and Gretchen Rule. succeed Dean Albert Sacks. Sacks ranking minority student in posi- (Continued on Page 5) tions five through 29 in the section. committee formed to address the problem of under-representation on the Review of minorities and women and to consider means of redressing the situation, said Law Review President Stuart Singer, 3L. Presently, the 89 Review mem- bers include 11 women, no blacks, and one Asian-American. The Registrar would determine which students qualify for Review membership under the new plan and would be guided by the Ad- missions Office definition of a minority. The Registrar would then release the names to the Law Review. The faculty must approve this release. Even if the faculty chooses not to do so, however, the affirmative action plan could be implemented through voluntary P xhab ,i release of grades by students. Laura Hodges, 2L, adorns the desk of AB. Ewing, alias Prof. Arthur The new plan does not affect the Miller, during Erie Day festivities held on Feb. 4. See story and more writing competition. The Review pictures, page 8. did pass a proposal, however, that (Continued on Page 16)

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