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The Educational
Diversity Project

The Educational Diversity Project examines the role of race (and other factors) in educational diversity in law school settings. A survey assessing diversity in multiple domains was administered to over 8,000 incoming students from 68 law schools in the United States. Our research questions include: Does student diversity affect the nature and quality of interactions in educational contexts, and if so, in what ways? ....more

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Upcoming talks and events, new related research findings, reports, papers, and other relevant links ...more

The Survey Instrument
The survey instrument covers six major diversity domains: Diversity of Student Background, Diversity of Family Background, Diversity of Experience, Diversity of Attitudes and Perspectives, Diversity of Educational Expectations, and Diversity of Career Aspirations...more

Research and Findings
Data analyses for both the national survey and the focus group component of the project are currently underway and will be reported formally in the coming months...more

Related Research
A number of research projects and national efforts motivated our work and guided our thinking. Links to these projects are provided...more

People
The Educational Diversity Project reflects our multidisciplinary perspectives from law, psychology, higher education, sociology, and educational methodology...more

 
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