bushisdaman is right too... schools will find a way to do whatever they want. I just know from experience that I'd rather have Saddam Hussein for a boyfriend than a bureaucrat's help.
- Black students were recruited by the school; white students were not
- Black students were accepted with significantly lower GPAs
- Black students were accepted with significantly lower LSATs
- Black students went through a 6-week primer during the Summer before the first year, giving them a nice leg up; white students were not permitted to attend
- During the 1st semester, special tutoring classes were available in the evenings to Black students; white students were not permitted to attend despite going to the dean and asking for permission to do so
- During the 2nd semester, all black students were permitted to attend the tutoring sessions, even a black woman who had made Dean’s List the first semester; the only white students allowed to attend the tutoring classes during the 2nd semester were those with a 1st semester GPA below 2.0, which meant that they were on probation and would be expelled if their GPA was still below 2.0 after the 2nd semester
- There were career fairs for black students only
- One black male failed all 10 1st year classes – all 10! Rather than being expelled as the rules called for, he was offered the opportunity to go through the Summer primer again and repeat the first year. To his credit, he declined and moved on with his life
According to the administration – who heard constant complaints about this blatant racism – the ABA forced these programs on law schools and threatened their accreditation if the schools didn’t comply. I don’t know if this was true or not.