Journal Ranked Top Gender Journal, #2 Race Journal
Washington and Lee Law School recently ranked the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice as the top legal journal in the country dealing with issues relating to women, gender and sexuality law and the #2 journal dealing with minority, race and ethnic issues. Visit the Washington and Lee website at http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx to view a complete rankings list.
Senator John Edwards
Delivers Keynote at 11th Symposium
Symposium Editor Kristy Jackson poses for a quick photo before introducing Senator John Edwards at the Journal's Symposium on Saturday, October 14.
The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice recently completed its 11th annual symposium: "One Act, Ten Years, and Thousands of Families: Welfare Reform in Contemporary America," featuring a keynote address from Senator John Edwards. Please follow this link for more information.
'06-'07 Status Report 
Want to know how the Journal has changed? Interested in what the current editorial board has been up to this semester, including the recent switch to a Spring Schedule for our annual Symposium? Read all about the Journal, its progress, and its future in the 2006 Status of the Journal report. Click here to download your copy.
Blog Site Up and Running
Check out our journal blog for up-to-date information in the academic, political, and world communities concerning issues of gender, race, and justice!
Writer's Workshop
 
JGRJ student writers convened for the Journal's 12th annual writer's workshop from August 24-25. After two days of the workshop, the writers felt more comfortable with legal citation and writing style. The writers participated in several hands-on activities, including a mock authority check and book pull.
Celebration Success
Past and current staff members alike arrived in Iowa City on April 8, 2006 to participate in the 10th Annual Celebration for JGRJ. Thank you to all who joined the Journal staff for this momentous event.To see photographs of current and past staff members, faculty, and guests please click here.
The University of Iowa College of Law Professor Jean Love chats with Associate Provost and Founding Facutly Advisor Patricia Cain at the Celebration Banquet April 8, 2006 in the Iowa Memorial Union's River Room.
Founding Coordinating Editor Julie Ralston Aoki, Dean of Students Linda McGuire, and Volume 9 Editor in Chief Eugenio Mollo, Jr. enjoy the Celebration Banquet on April 8, 2006
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What are Journal writers and editors doing now? An update and reflections on their Journal experience…
It better prepared me for work in the diverse racial environment of Washington, D.C. It gave me confidence to start a new business—after all, if the renegade class before us could do it, why couldn’t I?! And my briefs have always been Bluebooked perfectly—I can also recognize an italicized comma a mile away!
~ Jenny
(writer ’96–’97; editor ’97–’98)
I am currently a partner at Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Elwood, PLC in Cedar Rapids, IA. Writing for the Journal gave me greater insight into how the law can perpetuate various forms of discrimination and also how law can be used as a tool for change. I gained many close friends through my Journal experience.
~ Christine
(writer ’96–’97; editor ’97–’98)
I am a commercial litigator. But my real passion is working with non-profit organizations. The grass roots nature of JGRJ, my fundraising efforts, and the opportunity to work with the “self-important” contributors empowered me to initiate new programs and be a powerful fundraiser in Denver, Colorado.
~ Erika (editor ‘96–‘97)
Issues of race, as well as gender, constantly arise in my job at the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, where I represent children and teens in abuse and neglect cases. I find that I have drawn on ideas raised by authors in the Journal (particularly those associated with the women and poverty symposium we held in the Fall of 2000) as I try to look beyond the letter of the law to see how legal decisions affect my clients as well as their communities.
~ Heather
(writer ’99–’00; editor ’00–’01)
I’m currently working at the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office in Chicago as an attorney for kids who have been abused or neglected. My Journal experience was the single most influential teaching experience for me in law school. I learned invaluable lessons about setting self-imposed deadlines, prioritizing work, editing, and teamwork. I also learned that when you surround yourself with good people to raise some hell and shake some trees —you’re bound to have a whole lotta fun!
~ Laura
(writer ’01–’02; editor ’02–’03)
Congratulations and best wishes for continued success.
~ Merle Weiner (founding co-advisor), Associate Professor,
University of Oregon School of Law
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