Minority Hiring
Tenure a Black woman by fall 1988.
Hire 20 "diverse" professors, with seven to be Black and four to be Black women.
Student Role in Hiring
Give students a role in both the appointments and minority search committees.
Encouraging Minority Students to Teach
Create a fellowship to train "diverse students" for careers in law school teaching.
Encourage minority students to go into teaching, through an annual meeting with the dean and a mentor system.
Encouraging Minority Faculty to Come to Boston
Encourage minority professors to move to the Boston area and "facilitate their transition to Harvard and the Boston area."
Appointing Bell as Dean
Appoint Professor Derrick Bell as the Law School dean.
Minority Faculty Recruitment
Recruit minority professors more aggressively and create an advisory board of delegates from law students' and lawyers' organizations representing minorities and women.
Express a commitment to diversity and non-discrimination.
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