April 13, 2016
To foster meaningful discourse on intellectual diversity in academia, it is important to begin with the facts. Is there a lack of intellectual diversity in academia? How big is the problem? Professors Jim Lindgren, James Phillips, and Jon Shields review some of the latest research on the subject. -- This panel was presented at the Stanford Intellectual Diversity Conference on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Stanford Law School. -- Opening Remarks -- Dean M. Elizabeth Magill, Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean, Stanford Law School and Mr. Eugene B. Meyer, President, The Federalist Society. Introduction: Mr. Jonathan Mondel, Co-President, Stanford Student Chapter and Mr. Michael Rubin, Co-President, Stanford Student Chapter -- Recent Research in Intellectual Diversity -- Prof. James T. Lindgren, Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; Prof. James C. Phillips, Former Visiting Professor, BYU Law School; and Dr. Jon A. Shields, Associate Professor, Claremont McKenna College. Moderator: Prof. G. Marcus Cole, William F. Baxter-Visa International Professor of Law, Stanford Law School.
