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...Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the presence of many courtroom observers reflected that prominence. Congressmen, political scientists, legal experts, and advocacy representatives packed the room. In the midst of all these dignitaries sat six of us and our professor, Federal Judge Emeritus A. Leon Higginbotham...
...first year on the Harvard faculty, Professor Higginbotham taught a seminar on the role of race in the American legal process. As the centerpiece of the curriculum, we discussed the merits and implications of each of these pending cases. As an amicus curiae on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, Judge Higginbotham provided invaluable insight about not only the politics behind racial redistricting but also about the important policy implications that the Supreme Court would inevitably address...
Perhaps the salient question is not whether Harvard can afford to hire more minority faculty members, but whether we can afford not to. Judge Higginbotham is not the only Black faculty member who offers such unique opportunities and insights to our diverse community; Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, his wife, is another example. A host of other extremely qualified individuals around the country in a variety of fields offer similar opportunities for Harvard students. It is in Harvard's best interest to recruit them...
...should note that I am not contending that because Higginbotham is Black, he took time out of his schedule to invite us to the Supreme Court. That assertion, I believe, is an insult to his personal character. Few professors of any color could have even gotten their students into the Court, regardless of their willingness to do so. Nor should it be concluded that Judge Higginbotham extended the invitation to us because we were Black. Indeed, Higginbotham made his offer to the entire class...
What I would submit is that the University, given the high premium that it places on diversity, should seriously consider the practical benefits of having more minority men and women on its faculty. Judge Higginbotham exemplifies just those unique opportunities and experiences that could be available to Harvard students...