March 12, 1999

Stanford Law School Faces Tensions Over Issues of Race and Gender

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

For the first time in its history, Stanford Law School has appointed a woman as its new dean, and it couldn't have come at a better time.

The school has been battling accusations by some faculty members and students that it fosters a climate that is hostile toward women and members of minority groups -- a charge that law-school officials vehemently deny.

Kathleen M. Sullivan's appointment as dean, which

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