LibGuides: Inclusive Teaching in the Law School Classroom: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices in the Law School Classroom

Inclusive Pedagogy in Legal Education

Faisal Bhabha, Towards A Pedagogy of Diversity in Legal Education, 52 Osgoode Hall L.J. 59, 58 (2014).
(positing that meaningful pedagogical commitment to diversity in legal education may be achieved through experiential/clinical instruction)
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Mary Ann Danowitz & Frank Tuitt, Enacting Inclusivity Through Engaged Pedagogy: A Higher Education Perspective, Equity & Excellence in Education, 44:1, 40-56 (2011)
Sean Darling – Hammon & Kristen Holquist, Creating Wise Classrooms to Empower Diverse Law Students: Lessons in Pedagogy from Transformative Law Professors, 24 Nat’l Black L.J. 1, 69 (2015)
(building on research regarding legal pedagogy, inclusive pedagogy, and the results of eleven in-depth-interviews with “transformative professors” who UC Berkeley Law students identified as being skilled at creating safe spaces and ensuring that individuals from all backgrounds succeed academically).
Deo M.E., The Promise of Grutter: Diverse Interactions at the University of Michigan Law School, Mich. J. of Race & L. (2011).
(presenting findings from a survey and focus group collected at the University of Michigan Law School campus itself in March 2010 to examine not only whether, but how diversity affects learning)
Rocconi, L.M., Taylor A. N., Heager H., Zilvinkskis J.D., Christensen C.R., Beyond the Numbers: An Examination of Diverse Interactions in Law School, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 12 (1), 27-37.
Douglas K. Rush & Suzanne J. Schmitz, Universal Instructional Design: Engaging the Whole Class, 19 Widener L.J. 183, 194 (2009)
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David Dominguez, Laurie Zimet, Fran Ansley, Charles Daye, & Rodney Fong, Inclusive Teaching Methods Across the Curriculum: Academic Resource and Law Teachers Tie a Knot at the AALS, 31 U.S.F. L. Rev. 875 (1997)
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Paula Lustbader, Teach in Context: Responding to Diverse Student Voices Helps All Students Learn,48 J. Legal Educ. 402 (1998).

Inclusive Teaching in Legal Writing and Clinical Courses

Lorraine K. Bannai and Anne Enquist, (Un)Examined Assumptions and (Un)Intended Messages: Teaching Students to Recognize Bias in Legal Analysis and Language, 27 Seattle U. L. Rev. 1 (2003)
(discussing how legal writing courses can address cultural bias and its effect on legal analysis and language with specific discussion of challenges and tips for handling them in the classroom)
Susan Bryant, The Five Habits: Building Cross-Cultural Competence in Lawyers, 8 Clinical L. Rev. 33 (2001)
(suggesting a teaching method for legal clinic courses for training students to identify and address cross-culture issues)
Johanna K. P. Dennis, Ensuring a Multicultural Educational Experience in Legal Education: Start with the Legal Writing Classroom, 16 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 613 (2010)
(exploring multicultural education in law schools by discussing theories of multicultural education, examining the educational practices of nine sample institutions, and reflecting on the author’s own experience employing multicultural pedagogy in a required first-year legal writing course)
Leslie M. Rose, Teaching Gender as a Core Value in the Legal-Writing Classroom, 36 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 531, 536 (2011)
(discussing methods for introducing gender in legal writing classes by consciously avoiding stereotypes and teaching gender-neutral language)
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Kathryn M. Stanchi, Resistance Is Futile: How Legal Writing Pedagogy Contributes to the Law's Marginalization of Outsider Voices, 103 Dick. L. Rev. 7 (1998)
(arguing that the two dominant pedagogies of legal writing instruction, the process view and the social view, can stifle the voices of outsiders in the legal academy, leading to their further alienation)
Gail S. Stephenson & Linda C. Fowler, Keeping It Real: Developing a Culturally and Personally Relevant Legal Writing Curriculum, 10 J. Gender Race & Just. 67 (2006).

Race

Margalynne J. Armstrong & Stephanie M. Wildman, Teaching Race/Teaching Whiteness: Transforming Colorblindness to Color Insight, 86 N.C. L. Rev. 635 (2008).
(proposing adopting "color insight” in law school classrooms, which would admit that most of us do see race and underline the need to understand what that racial awareness might mean and includes practical techniques for the classroom)
Taifha N. Baker, How Top Law Schools Can Resuscitate An Inclusive Climate for Minority And Low-Income Law Students, 9 Geo. J. L. & Mod. Critical Race Persp. 123 (2017).
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Leslie P. Culver, White Doors, Black Footsteps: Leveraging “White Privilege” to Benefit Law Students of Color, 21 J. Gender Race & Just. 37, 77 (2017).
Okianer Christian Dark, Incorporating Issues of Race, Gender, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Disability into Law School Teaching, 32 Willamette L. Rev. 541 (1996)
(giving practical guidance for creating inclusive environments in law school classrooms as well as a thorough analysis of the current shortcomings)
Rhonda V. Magee, The Way of Color Insight: Understanding Race and Law Effectively through Mindfulness-Based ColorInsight Practices, 8 Geo. J. L. & Mod. Critical Race Persp. 251 (2016)
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Samia E. McCall, Thinking Outside of the Race Boxes: A Two-Pronged Approach to Further Diversity and Decrease Bias, 2018 B.Y.U. Educ. & L.J. 23, 59 (2018)
Ellen Yaroshefsky, Waiting for the Elevator: Talking About Race, 27 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 1203 (2014)
Gail S. Stephenson & Linda C. Fowler, Keeping It Real: Developing a Culturally and Personally Relevant Legal Writing Curriculum, 10 J. Gender Race & Just. 67 (2006).

Gender

Okianer Christian Dark, Incorporating Issues of Race, Gender, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Disability into Law School Teaching, 32 Willamette L. Rev. 541 (1996)
(giving practical guidance for creating inclusive environments in law school classrooms as well as a thorough analysis of the current shortcomings)
Leslie M. Rose, Teaching Gender as a Core Value in the Legal-Writing Classroom, 36 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 531, 536 (2011)
(discussing methods for introducing gender in legal writing classes by consciously avoiding stereotypes and teaching gender-neutral language)
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Dean Spade, "Some very basic tips for making higher education more accessible to trans students and rethinking how we talk about gendered bodies." Radical Teacher 92.1 (2011): 57-62.

Cross-cultural Awareness/Cultural Competency

Andrea A. Curcio, Teresa M. Ward & Nisha Dogra, Educating Culturally Sensible Lawyers: A Study of Student Attitudes about the Role Culture Plays in the Lawyering Process, 16 U.W. Sydney L. Rev. 98 (2012)
(presenting findings from a U.S. survey related to students’ attitudes regarding the role of culture and law, and discussing the implications for developing teaching methods and materials designed to improve students’ cultural sensibilities)
Anastasia M. Boles, Seeking Inclusion from the inside out: Towards a Paradigm of Culturally Proficient Legal Education, 11 Charleston L. Rev. 209, 269 (2017).
Antionette Sedillo Lopez, Beyond Best Practices for Legal Education: Reflections on Cultural Awareness – Exploring Issues in Creating a law School and Classroom Culture, William Mitchell Law Review: Vol. 38: Iss. 3, Article 5 (2012)
Julie Spanbauer, Using a Cultural Lens in the Law School Classroom to Stimulate Self-Assessment, 48 Gonz. L. Rev. 365 (2013)
(demonstrating that adopting a cross-cultural approach to teaching law students will benefit both students and faculty)
Bonny L. Tavares, Changing the Construct: Promoting Cross-Cultural Conversations in the Law School Classroom, 67 J. Legal Ed. 211 (2017)
(identifying pedagogical advantages of incorporating cross-cultural awareness into the law school classroom and identifying methods to create effective and safe classroom environments for facilitating cross-cultural discussions)
Issues of Cultural Competency and the Law School Curriculum
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Inclusive Teaching in the Law School Classroom: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices in the Law School Classroom

Introduction/Accessing the Scholarly Articles

Inclusive Pedagogy in Legal Education

Inclusive Teaching in Legal Writing and Clinical Courses

Race

Gender

Cross-cultural Awareness/Cultural Competency