Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.

This week, I’m chatting with Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Dean Doug Sylvester about an innovative new program that gives aspiring lawyers with lower LSAT scores a chance to prove they have the right stuff for law school. I’m also checking in on blockchain developments at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and American University Washington College of Law. Read on!