A forked river runs through law school: Toward understanding race, gender, age, and related gaps in law school performance and bar passage

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 711-769

  Clydesdale, Timothy T ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1086/430158     Document Type: Review

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