Dean Carla Pratt Featured in KBA Journal Article for Advocating for Equity and Inclusion
February 16, 2022
Dean Carla Pratt was featured in the January/February 2022 Kansas Bar Association (KBA) Journal article for advocating for equity and inclusion at Washburn Law. Written by Mark Dupree, Wyandotte County District Attorney. We have express permission from the KBA to share this exerpt from the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association.
Dean Pratt engages in scholarship examining racial diversity in law school and the legal profession. She is one of 14 law school deans who co-authored the book Beyond Imagination? The January 6 Insurrection. The book examines the causes and effects of January 6 from a legal perspective, so that the nation can move forward, with a commitment to the rule of law and loyalty to the Constitution. She is co-author of the book, The End of the Pipeline: A Journey of Recognition for African Americans Entering the Legal Profession, which reports the findings of a qualitative study of African American attorneys and challenges the assumption that blacks entering the profession today have a post-racial colorblind journey. In her most recent research project Dean Pratt partnered with Professor Eboni Nelson and Dr. Ronald Pitner at the University of South Carolina. The resulting article in the Iowa Law Review, "Assessing the Viability of Race-Neutral Alternatives in Law School Admissions," explores the potential for race neutral law school admissions. The findings from the study aim to enhance law schools' understanding of race-neutral admissions factors that may or may not contribute to their ability to assemble a racially diverse student body, and gives law schools the tools to experiment with trying to yield a racially diverse class without asking applicants about their race.