By Christine Charnosky | February 22, 2024
"We don't believe at this point that we're ready to say once and for all that the JD-Next is a valid and reliable test for purposes of 503 and we recommend that more data and more study be gathered before we reach that point," Daniel Thies said.
By Christine Charnosky | February 16, 2024
Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss will remain dean, but Chancellor Philip DiStefano will assign a different person to supervise law professor Paul Campos.
By Christine Charnosky | February 6, 2024
"My efforts to strengthen the College's student body, its relationship with the bar, bench, surrounding community, its alumni and the University have recently been met with behavior on the part of the University that can only be properly characterized as abusive," Deidré Keller wrote in her resignation letter.
By Christine Charnosky | February 5, 2024
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates on Monday adopted Standard 208, which the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar sent to HOD in November for consideration.
By Christine Charnosky | February 2, 2024
"HLS does not award merit aid (or 'full-ride' scholarships, which are not typically need-based) because doing so would decrease the resources available for need-based aid, and significantly increase the debt burden of every student with financial need," according to its website.
By Christine Charnosky | February 2, 2024
"The decline in male enrollment and the increasing number of students who choose not to disclose their gender present new dimensions in the evolving narrative of gender diversity in legal education," the Enjuris report states.
By Christine Charnosky | January 23, 2024
"A Drake Law education is unique due to its focus on theory and practical learning," Roscoe Jones Jr. said in a statement. "I am humbled to lead a community committed to an unwavering collegiality and a singular mission to prepare students to promote justice, service and ethics."
By Christine Charnosky | January 22, 2024
While the Kaplan survey found that, almost universally, law schools say that diversity is important to administrators and students alike, one admissions officer who participated warned that the court's decision will have a "chilling effect on applications."
By Christine Charnosky | January 17, 2024
"It takes a special combination of strength, wisdom and humility to run a law school," UBalt President Kurt L. Schmoke, who served as dean of Howard University School of Law from 2003 to 2012, said in a statement. "The law is often subject to sweeping change, sometimes in the face of social disorder and systemic injustices."
By Christine Charnosky | January 16, 2024
"I conclude that the JD-Next exam is a reliable and valid predictor of early law school grades but with multiple cautions and caveats that cannot be evaluated with the present data and may represent threats to its validity if used operationally for high stakes decisions," Nathan Kuncel wrote in his report.
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