African-Americans, Law Schools and the LSAT, with Professor Alex Johnson

University of Virginia law professor Alex Johnson, former chair of the Law School Admissions Council and former dean of Minnesota Law School, discusses the black/white LSAT score gap and why law schools are not admitting African-American students at a rate proportional to the test-taking population. Johnson offered his remarks during a talk sponsored by the UVA Black Law Students Association on Feb. 15.

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7 Responses to African-Americans, Law Schools and the LSAT, with Professor Alex Johnson

  1. youngpeedi says:

    I would still …
    I would still suggest that SE factors along with cultural differences explain the gap, regardless of what this professor says.

  2. boothman115 says:

    Johnson stated …
    Johnson stated clearly that the gap remains even when accounting for such factors

  3. youngpeedi says:

    i agree, absolute …
    i agree, absolute rubbish

  4. thevmagazine says:

    Of course there has …
    Of course there has been research on race and intelligence, what there has not been is any evidence spouting what you did which is a false idea that there are genetic differences between blacks and whites which lead to higher inbtelligence in either race, that premise is exteremely false, and you arguing in favor of it, as i stated places your own level of intelligence in serious doubt

  5. youngpeedi says:

    The gap has more to …
    The gap has more to do with white’s having more resources(lsat prep courses, private college and universites grade inflation) than blacks than anything genetic.

  6. Wahpinga says:

    Me too
    Me too

  7. tomballardesquire says:

    I would have loved …
    I would have loved to see the question and answer period.