University of Minnesota Law to reduce admissions
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Resisting the temptation to admit more students to bolster tuition receipts, the University of Minnesota, which has one of the nation’s highly ranked law schools, has gone in the opposite direction.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law to reduce admissionsUniversity of Arizona Law Dean Mark C. Miller discusses the decision to accept GRE applicants
BLOOMBERG BNA – Marc L. Miller, dean of the law school, answered a range of questions via email.
Read More about University of Arizona Law Dean Mark C. Miller discusses the decision to accept GRE applicantsUniversity of Minnesota Law selects Garry Jenkins as new dean
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – An experienced, collaborative leader, Garry W. Jenkins will be the next dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, effective July 31, 2016.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law selects Garry Jenkins as new deanLaw school deans sign letter to LSAC supporting University of Arizona Law’s acceptance of GRE for admissions
WALL STREET JOURNAL – The majority of the country’s law school deans sent LSAC President Daniel Bernstine a letter showing support for Arizona Law’s testing experiment and promising to block any attempt to take action against the school.
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ABA JOURNAL – Out of everyone who graduated from ABA-accredited law schools in 2015, 70 percent have full-time, long-term employment in positions that require or prefer a JD.
Read More about ABA releases employment data for 2015 law school graduatesLower LSAT scores nationally could affect law school applicants and admissions climate
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – One of the biggest stories for the legal community in the post-recession era has been the significant drop in the number of law school applicants.
Read More about Lower LSAT scores nationally could affect law school applicants and admissions climateOpinion: How rankings hurt law schools and students alike
QUARTZ – “American law schools and their students—not to mention employers—have developed an eerie dependence on the US News rankings, which, in the legal world, are a sort of gold standard.”
Read More about Opinion: How rankings hurt law schools and students alikeUniversity of Arizona Law, LSAC conflict over GRE acceptance could have larger implications for legal education
WALL STREET JOURNAL – University of Arizona College of Law’s decision to make the Law School Admission Test optional has put the school at odds with the powerful national nonprofit group that administers the exam and controls much of the law-school application process nationwide.
Read More about University of Arizona Law, LSAC conflict over GRE acceptance could have larger implications for legal educationNorthern Illinois University Law names Eric Dannenmaier as dean
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY – A widely published Indiana University law professor with broad national and international connections has accepted an offer to become dean of the NIU College of Law.
Read More about Northern Illinois University Law names Eric Dannenmaier as deanHarvard Law School admissions officers focus on growing the number of students with STEM backgrounds
THE HARVARD CRIMSON – As Harvard Law School admissions officers finalize next year’s class, they do so with an eye toward a group of fields that deviate from the traditional path to legal studies: STEM.
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