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99 Denv. L. Rev. 683 (2021-2022)
The Black-White Paradigm's Continuing Erasure of Latinas: See Women Law Deans of Color

handle is hein.journals/denlr99 and id is 682 raw text is: THE BLACK-WHITE PARADIGM'S CONTINUING ERASURE OF LATINAS: SEE WOMEN LAW DEANS OF COLOR LAURA M. PADILLAt ABSTRACT The Black-white paradigm persists with unintended consequences. For example, there have been only six Latina law deans to date with only four presently serving. This Article provides data about women law deans of color, the dearth of Latina law deans, and explanations for the data. It focuses on the enduring Black-white paradigm, as well as other external and internal forces. This Article suggests how to increase the number of Latina law deans and emphasizes why it matters. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 684 I. THE BLACK-WHITE PARADIGM EXPLAINED AND H OW IT ERA SES LATINA S .................................................................. 685 II. A BLACK-WHITE PARADIGM ERASURE CASE IN POINT: WOMEN LAW DEANS OF COLOR............................................ 688 III. LOPSIDED DEMOGRAPHICS EXPLAINED AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES.......................................................... 693 A. The Black-white Paradigm .........................................................694 B. Leadership Training ....................................................................697 C. The George Floyd Effect .............................................................700 D. What Else Explains the Paucity of Latina Law Deans?.................................................................................701 E. More Latina Law Deans: Why It Matters ...................................705 CONCLUSION......................................................................................... 707 APPENDIX 1: LAW SCHOOLS WITH WOMEN DEANS ............................. 709 APPENDIX 2: LAW SCHOOLS WITH WOMEN DEANS OF COLOR........................................................................................... 716 APPENDIX 3: SUMMARY OF WOMEN LAW DEANS................................ 719 APPENDIX 4: BLACK LAW DEANS WHO STARTED TERMS AFTER MAY 25, 2020 (GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH) .............. 720 APPENDIX 5: SUMMARY OF LAW DEANS APPOINTED SINCE GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH ..................................................... 721 APPENDIX 6: SURVEY SENT TO LAW DEANS ........................................ 722 683 t Professor ofLaw, California Western School of Law, J.D. Stanford Law School, 1987; B.A. Stanford University, 1983. I am grateful to Mary Powell for her research assistance and to Carmen Gonzalez for her careful review and thoughtful comments on a draft of this Article.

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