This e-newsletter published a lengthy letter from Dean Frank Wu of the Law School regarding his reaction to the passage of the Michigan ballot proposal banning affirmative action in government and universities. He expressed disappointment over the passage of Proposal 2 and points up the importance of affirmative action programs in maintaining diversity on college campuses. "Nor do I suppose," he writes "that as a public urban institution we are fulfilling our role of offering access to higher education and the justice system if we graduate a handful of racial minorities or if women are absent from senior leadership positions." In spite of concerns over what happens next, he notes that he is encouraged by the goodwill of people on both sides of the issue who have said that it is "important for us to continue to be welcoming in a meaningful manner to people regardless of skin color or gender."