View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law Indiana Law Journal Volume 83 | Issue 4 Article 4 Fall 2008 Freeriders and Diversity in the Legal Academy: A New Dirty Dozen List? Ediberto Roman Florida International University, College of Law Christopher B. Carbot Florida International University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Legal Education Commons, and the Legal Profession Commons Recommended Citation Roman, Ediberto and Carbot, Christopher B. (2008) "Freeriders and Diversity in the Legal Academy: A New Dirty Dozen List?," Indiana Law Journal: Vol. 83: Iss. 4, Article 4. Available at: http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj/vol83/iss4/4 This Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Journals at Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Indiana Law Journal by an authorized administrator of Digital Repository @ Maurer Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Freeriders and Diversity in the Legal Academy: A New Dirty Dozen List? EDIBERTO ROMAN* & CHRISTOPHER B. CARBOT** INTRODUCTION In many ways the world of sports is a microcosm of society, reflecting the ever- increasing diversity found across the American landscape. In particular, professional baseball, basketball, and football have experienced tremendous growth and success with respect to the number of racial and ethnic minorities competing in their respective leagues.' Consider for example the 1256 Latino players entering Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1900:2 537 of those 1256 have entered MLB since 1990.