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 examining Malcolm Gladwell’s (podcast) take on the LSAT. Next, I’m checking in with Mississippi College law dean Patricia Bennett to dish on her year wearing two hats as the president of the Mississippi Bar. Finally, I’m mulling over whether USC Law is a hotbed of cool-kid law students.