Letters
Issue date: 3/1/03 Section: From WCL
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To the faculty:
The Hispanic Law Student Association is proud to be part of an institution recognized as one of the most diverse law schools in the country, in both its faculty and student body. We commend our faculty for such an achievement. However, we believe that more can be done to ensure that the composition of our faculty reflects that of the student body.
It is our opinion that hiring an additional tenure-track Latino/a professor is critical to the academic development of Latino/a students and the student body as a whole. Indeed, an additional tenured Latino/a professor will not only serve as a mentor and advisor to Latino/a students, but s/he will also provide guidance to every WCL graduate dedicated to serving the Latino community. More importantly, the contributions that a Latino/a professor could make in research and scholarship would add to the progressive character of WCL.
Our student representatives to the Appointments Committee this year lobbied tirelessly to bring into the applicant pool qualified Latino/a candidates. Yet, it is unfortunate that we find ourselves once again without a Latino/a professor. Additional effort and support from our faculty is needed if we are ever to achieve this goal. Our faculty should endeavor to recruit Latino/a candidates who have both a genuine interest in our school and remarkable qualifications to teach in areas where WCL has a perceived need, such as business law.
Based on these considerations, we, the Latino/a students of HLSA with the support of other student organizations, inform you that we will continue to push this issue forward until we fully achieve the goal of seeing an additional tenured-track Latino/a professor at WCL.
Sincerely yours,
The Hispanic Law Student Assoc.
Supporting Organizations:
Student Bar Association
Black Law Student Association
Asian Pacific Law Student Assoc.
South Asian Law Student Assoc.
Islamic Legal Forum
Dear The American Jurist,
The Hispanic Law Student Association is proud to be part of an institution recognized as one of the most diverse law schools in the country, in both its faculty and student body. We commend our faculty for such an achievement. However, we believe that more can be done to ensure that the composition of our faculty reflects that of the student body.
It is our opinion that hiring an additional tenure-track Latino/a professor is critical to the academic development of Latino/a students and the student body as a whole. Indeed, an additional tenured Latino/a professor will not only serve as a mentor and advisor to Latino/a students, but s/he will also provide guidance to every WCL graduate dedicated to serving the Latino community. More importantly, the contributions that a Latino/a professor could make in research and scholarship would add to the progressive character of WCL.
Our student representatives to the Appointments Committee this year lobbied tirelessly to bring into the applicant pool qualified Latino/a candidates. Yet, it is unfortunate that we find ourselves once again without a Latino/a professor. Additional effort and support from our faculty is needed if we are ever to achieve this goal. Our faculty should endeavor to recruit Latino/a candidates who have both a genuine interest in our school and remarkable qualifications to teach in areas where WCL has a perceived need, such as business law.
Based on these considerations, we, the Latino/a students of HLSA with the support of other student organizations, inform you that we will continue to push this issue forward until we fully achieve the goal of seeing an additional tenured-track Latino/a professor at WCL.
Sincerely yours,
The Hispanic Law Student Assoc.
Supporting Organizations:
Student Bar Association
Black Law Student Association
Asian Pacific Law Student Assoc.
South Asian Law Student Assoc.
Islamic Legal Forum
Dear The American Jurist,