A Centennial History of Rutgers Law School in

Founded in 1908 as New Jersey Law School, Rutgers School of Law-Newark possesses a distinctive spirit of excellence, opportunity and innovation. From the beginning, the school welcomed women and the children of immigrants. For the past forty years, its student body has embraced racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity, literally changing the face of the legal profession. Rutgers Law has pioneered clinical legal education, instilled in its students a commitment to social justice and public service and counted numerous top scholars and practitioners among its faculty. Not infrequently in its first one hundred years, Rutgers Law has overcome societal, governmental and economic upheavals. Now, new challenges confront it. Distinguished professor of law Paul Tractenberg chronicles the first century and looks with optimism to the future. Book jacket.

Foreword	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 9
The Voices and Visions of Rutgers Law School	p. 13
The Early Years (1908-1946): From a Start-Up Proprietary School to the State University Law School	p. 21
The Tumultuous Middle Years (1947-1967): Rutgers Law Contends with Postwar Booms, Hot and Cold Wars and Urban Upheaval	p. 37
The Years of Transformation (1968-1977): From a Traditional White Male Commuter School to the "People's Electric Law School"	p. 53
The Tumultuous Later Years (1978-2008): Hanging On to the Magic or Reverting to Tradition (The People's Electric Law School Short-Circuited or Recharged)	p. 67
The Voices and Visions of Rutgers Law: Concluding the Centennial History	p. 109
The Next One Hundred Years of Rutgers Law (2009 and Beyond)	p. 137
Rutgers Law's Centennial Timeline	p. 143
Rutgers Law's "Firsts"	p. 151
Rutgers Law's Deans	p. 153
Rutgers Law's Homes	p. 155
Rutgers Law's Prominent Former Faculty-A Selection	p. 157
Rutgers Law's Prominent Alumni-A Selection	p. 159
Notes	p. 169
Bibliography	p. 175
Index	p. 187
About the Author	p. 191
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A Centennial History of Rutgers Law School in Newark

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