Recently, law prof Stephen Bainbridge reported that Today, I’d guess that 67% of the mail I get at the office is law porn [promotional literature from law schools] that goes straight into the recycling bin without ever being read. ……
Archive for the ‘Law School News & Views’ Category
Are the ABA and AALS Ready for Congressional Hearings on the Legal Academy’s Gaming of Stats?
15
Nov
Quoting from yesterday’s WSJ story, Lawmakers Probe Law Schools’ Data [sub. req.], ABAJ’s Debra Cassens Weiss reports Lawmakers who are gathering a “treasure trove” of data about law schools could use the information in congressional hearings, according to a published…
The Unknown 61.9% of the 99% Placement Claim
11
Nov
Hat tip ATL’s Elie Mystal for the below photo (click to enlarge) from The Dissenter’s We Are the 99 Percent’ Photo of the Day. At The 99 Percent’s Take On Law School Employment Statistics, Mystal writes: Would it be so…
University of Illinois Issues Report on Admission Data Manipulation
08
Nov
The University of Illinois has issued its report on the Law School’s revelation that it reported of false student profile data to the ABA and US News. A copy is available here. Principle findings from the Executive Summary show these…
Are Law Schools Facing a Crisis? NLJ launches new blog on legal education
02
Nov
Quoting the “About the Blog” Statement Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. Law schools have faced plenty of criticism for their role in the struggles of young lawyers today. The National Law Journal has assembled a panel of…
Short Takes On The News: Law Schools and The Supreme Court
24
Oct
Robert V. Ward Jr., Dean of the University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth School Of Law, resigned at the end of last week citing health reasons. There are some questions hovering over the resignation due to an audit of University credit card…
Baltimore Law Budget Increase Raises Some Questions
19
Oct
Sometimes there is a strange convergence in the way events unfold. In Monday’s post I wrote how Senators Coburn and Boxer highlighted the situation at Baltimore where tuition increased significantly but the school retained a fraction of that money. Their…
Senators Ask Department of Education For Law School Numbers
17
Oct
I wrote last week about Senator Boxer’s latest inquiry to the American Bar Association. See Senator Boxer Calls Out ABA On Jobs Data And Scholarships. I asked at the end of that post if any other Senators had any questions….
