Word: derrick
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During a 24-hour sit-in at Vorenberg's office in May. the Black Law Students Association demanded that Bok appoint Law Professor Derrick Bell to head the school. Bell, who is one of only two Black tenured professors at the school, however, said yesterday that he did not expect to be given serious consideration...
...Vorenberg dismissed five BLSA demands thatcalled on the school to meet specific minorityhiring goals--including the appointment ofProfessor of Law Derrick Bell as Vorenberg'ssuccessor--saying in a statement that "mattersrelating to specific faculty appointments areconfidential and could not be discussed...
Students, though, haven't been timid about shaping the University. One might wonder what students at the Law School hope to learn if they believe themselves as able as the faculty to choose the school's leader. Yet students occupied part of Harkness Commons last month to demand that Derrick Bell, a Black professor who later showed up at the sit-in with wine and brie, be given the post. The occupation ended when the administration announced the students' agenda was consistent with the school's aims--but stood firm and refused to promise any of several demanded appointments...
Appoint Professor Derrick Bell as the Law School dean...
Several speakers said that the current lack of minority faculty prevents thorough coverage of certain topics in the curriculum. "It's sad that every class in every section has to borrow [Randall] Kennedy, [Charles] Ogletree, [Derrick] Bell, or [David] Wilkins" in order to teach discrimination law, Ogletree said, naming four of the school's five Black law professors...