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 looking at a new study by Northwestern law professor James Lindgren examining how religious—or not, as the case may be—legal academics are, and how that compares with 20 years ago. Next up, I’m checking in on some big-ticket donations to ASU LawUCLA Law, and on Michigan Law’s clash with an unhappy donor. Plus, a Bob Dole plaza at Washburn Law? It could happen.