WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF LAW, GENDER, AND SOCIETY

LAW 896

Course Description

A student-published journal devoted to the intersection of law and gender with issues of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation.

Prerequisties

Declared in Law JD

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

1 to 3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average

Not Reported

No change from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.21% from Historical

A Rate

Not Reported

No change from Historical

Class Size

33.13% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

ASHBY FOX

[email protected]

Rating

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