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 this summer’s bar exam debacle from 10,000 feet. What impact will this have on how new lawyers feel about the legal profession? Plus I’m filling readers in on all the latest bar exam developments. But it’s not all bad news out there. I’m checking in on new gifts to the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Penn State Dickinson Law. Plus, admissions deans at Harvard and Yale Law are teaming up for a new podcast that aims to demystify the application process. Read on and stay safe!