FAMU’s College of Law holds the top spot on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 “Best Law Schools” diversity rankings, tying with Texas Southern University.
In explaining its ranking methodology, U.S. News stated: “Our formula produces a diversity index that ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. The closer a school's number is to 1.0, the more diverse is the student population. Law schools that enroll a large proportion of students from one ethnic group, even if it is a minority group, don't score high in this index.”
FAMU and TSU both received a 0.65 index.
Currently, FAMU law’s student population is 47 percent black. During the first three years after its reopening in 2002, the college’s black student numbers declined, falling to 36 percent in 2005. That percentage climbed up to 44 the following year.
The law school is seeking to move from provisional to unconditional accreditation with the American Bar Association. Following a recent visit, an ABA site team gave positive feedback to FAMU officials.
For more background, check out: At FAMU law, blacks a minority.
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In explaining its ranking methodology, U.S. News stated: “Our formula produces a diversity index that ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. The closer a school's number is to 1.0, the more diverse is the student population. Law schools that enroll a large proportion of students from one ethnic group, even if it is a minority group, don't score high in this index.”
FAMU and TSU both received a 0.65 index.
Currently, FAMU law’s student population is 47 percent black. During the first three years after its reopening in 2002, the college’s black student numbers declined, falling to 36 percent in 2005. That percentage climbed up to 44 the following year.
The law school is seeking to move from provisional to unconditional accreditation with the American Bar Association. Following a recent visit, an ABA site team gave positive feedback to FAMU officials.
For more background, check out: At FAMU law, blacks a minority.
FAMU law still facing growing pains
You might also be interested in: First-try bar passage rates drop across Florida
ABA team cites improvement at FAMU law
Let me ask everyone a question,why is diversity so important to blacks when whites perceive it as spaces denied to white students and underserving black law professors teaching at a white law school. Help me on that.
ReplyDeleteThis use of diversity for FAMU is contrary to FAMU's normal interpretation. When the Federal EEO Reps go to FSU, they are Black and are talking to Blacks at FSU. When the Federal EEO Reps come to FAMU, they are also Black and are not talking to Whites at FAMU, they are talking to Blacks at FAMU about increasing "diversity" outside of FAMU. This puzzles me.
ReplyDeleteAs usual most folk have no idea what diversity in education entails. Funny how we send more money to private schools than we do one like FAMU law. Apparently everyone who attends and graduates law school is supposed to practice law lol. 11:37, this is because whites think its about race and not perspective in he world. Trust me when, one voice is represented, it'd better be a rally. I recall a college of education, here in Florida, being put on probation for the same reason. Lack of diversity, ineffective methods for and to diverse populations. Remember that in most cases, you get what you pay for. You half-ass pay, you get half-ass pickin's. Most of you naysayers are really haters with nothing to contribute, you'd rather see Florida fail than see FAMU succeed. Proof, I ask, how are YOU helping?
ReplyDeleteGo Thurgood Marshall (TSU). Tons of FAMU & FSU alumni there....
ReplyDeleteDiversity in the university should be about diversity of ideas, not diversity of genetics.
ReplyDeleteDiversity of ideas is dead. When was the last time you had a right wing conservative Christian professor?