Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race

Submissions for Publication Review to Resume May 15

Posted by Jody Roselle on May 10, 2009  |  No Comments

WJLER has suspended review of all submissions for publication until May 15, when the Widener School of Law final exam period has terminated. The Editorial Board has received an overwhelming number of submissions since the law school final exam period began and we will have suspended review of all submissions. Please be advised that means all expedited review requests will not be considered at this time. However, we will honor withdrawal requests submitted by submitting authors.

The Editorial Board would also like to encourage any prospective authors to read our manuscript guidelines page as that contains basic criteria we use in consideration of submissions we receive.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Business Case for Diversity

Posted by Jody Roselle on April 3, 2009  |  No Comments

Widener School of Law, Delaware, will host Dr. Jeff McKinney, president of the Chicago-based Angkor Group, for his talk, “The Business Case for Diversity: Why We Need It, How We Achieve It.” Dr. McKinney’s remarks will focus on the legal profession and why the legal profession should encourage diversity to enhance overall performance.

Specifically, Dr. McKinney will address the historically underrepresented groups within the legal profession: Hispanics, women, African-Americans, and diversity issues related to race, religion, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation. A floor discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation.

The program has been scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Barrister’s Club.

This Diversity Week event is sponsored by: SBA, PALS, MLS

Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Sports: Daniel Frankl, “Sports, Minorities and the Media” panel

Posted by Jody Roselle on March 27, 2009  |  No Comments

Read the text of Dr. Frankl’s remarks: diversitysymposium-sport-media-3-31-091.doc

Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science, California State University Los Angeles, speaks to the audience about inequalities among minority groups within sports.

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Professor Starla Williams, “The Future of Affirmative Action”

Posted by Jody Roselle on March 13, 2009  |  No Comments

On February 23, 2009, Professor Starla Williams, Legal Methods Professor of the Widener Law Harrisburg campus, appeared on Radio Smart Talk to discuss the future of affirmative action in the United States.

Read more and listen at witf.org.