U.S. News & World Report reworks law school rankings, but Yale won’t return
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2023
Other law school deans aren’t satisfied, either. The magazine also said it has no intention of ending its rankings system.
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Cornell, University of Chicago law schools stick with U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Cornell dean asks what leaving lists based on public data will actually accomplish. The decisions in part stem rankings' bleeding after others pulled out.
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The Law School Hiring Market Undervalues Women, Minorities
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. Several years ago, I led the premiere tax law graduate program at NYU.
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Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Prompts Pushback
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 11, 2024
A group of law school deans are pushing back against a proposal from the American Bar Association’s accrediting arm that would allow fully online law schools to apply for accreditation, the ABA Journal reported last week.
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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2023
Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul. Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs.
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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Testy has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Testy, the current president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, begins her new role effective July 1. She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010.
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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Rice School of Law. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Rice School of Law. The rule of law is the cornerstone of human freedom and progress,” Beasley said.
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Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and Morris Brown College Partner for Law School Pipeline
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) and Morris Brown College are partnering for a law school pipeline. “We We are ecstatic to partner with Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School,” said Morris Brown President Dr. Kevin James. Gatewood, Dean and CEO of AJMLS.
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After Law-School Revolt, Harvard Medical School Will Stop Cooperating With ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2023
Ryan, The Boston Globe, Getty Images Harvard Medical School. Like the law-school leaders before him, the Harvard dean George Q. By Francie Diep. Daley said rankings create perverse incentives.
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Here are ways professional education leaders can prepare students for the rise of AI
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 17, 2023
Institutions must adapt their curricula to incorporate artificial intelligence-related topics, the dean of William & Mary Law School argues.
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Berg Appointed UC Davis School of Law Dean
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.
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Patricia Timmons-Goodson Appointed Dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 16, 2023
Patricia Timmons-Goodson will become dean of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law , effective Jul. from Duke University Law School. She retired from the Supreme Court in 2012. Jackson, Jr., NCCU provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
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Association of American Law Schools President Speaks on Cooperative Politics
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 11, 2023
Alexander has always been interested in the realms of law, politics, and democracy. He said it was one of the reasons he went to law school. So much of my career I did my scholarship in the field of election law,” said Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law at Villanova University. “I
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Kevin R. Johnson Wins Michael A. Olivas Award from Association of American Law Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Olivas Award, a national award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) that recognizes leadership and mentorship in diversity and mentoring in the legal academy. Johnson Johnson is law school dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law, and professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis.
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Resource Offers Data on Law School Deans
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 2, 2024
Tracking law school deans across the U.S., Rosenblatt’s Dean Database offers a rich repository of real-time information for the higher education sector. The resource was created in 2007 by Jim Rosenblatt, JD, professor of law and dean emeritus at the Mississippi College School of Law.
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Columbia, Georgetown and Stanford Law Schools Quit ‘U.S. News’
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The law schools of Columbia, Georgetown and Stanford Universities all announced on Friday that they would leave the U.S. The law schools of Harvard and Yale Universities announced Wednesday that they were no longer participating. The law school of the University of California, Berkeley, announced on Thursday.
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Berkeley Law School Joins Move Against ‘U.S. News’
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The law schools of Harvard and Yale Universities announced Wednesday that they would no longer participate in the rankings of U.S. On Thursday, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, joined the movement. News methodology, similar to those raised by the Harvard and Yale deans.
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Duke and U of Michigan Law Schools Reject ‘U.S. News’
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The law schools of Duke University and the University of Michigan have withdrawn from participating in U.S. Kerry Abrams, dean of Duke’s law school, said , “We have long had serious concerns that the design and influence of these rankings create incentives that are not aligned with our mission and our values.
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UCLA, UC Irvine Law Schools Drop ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The law school of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced Tuesday that it is dropping out of the U.S. And on Wednesday, the law school of the University of California, Irvine, joined the movement. UCLA Law does all of these things, but honoring our core values comes at a cost in rankings points.
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A Third Top-10 Law School — Berkeley's — Pulls Out of 'U.S. News' Rankings
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The dean said the magazine’s formula discourages schools from admitting low-income students and supporting students interested in public service. By Francie Diep.
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U of Chicago, Cornell Law Schools Will Stay in ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The law schools of the University of Chicago and Cornell University may not love the U.S. University of Chicago dean Thomas J. Fundamentally, a ranking of schools is an opinion. ” Cornell’s law school also announced that it will still participate in the rankings of U.S. News ranking.
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More Quit ‘U.S. News’ Rankings of Medical, Law Schools
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 27, 2023
More medical and law schools have announced that they are leaving the U.S. The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. On Thursday, Francis Lee, interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, announced that it would join. Hide by line?:
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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Under her leadership, the law school increased its national profile, created new programming and pulled in more funding and resources.
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Stanford Law's Diversity Dean Is 'on Leave' as Controversy Boils Over a Disrupted Speech
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 22, 2023
By Sylvia Goodman Illustration by The Chronicle, Alamy photo Jenny Martinez, the law school's dean, on Wednesday wrote a 5,000-word letter to the campus community that staked out a clear position on free speech and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Since the start of the year, women law professors, deans and students have received messages on their personal cellphones saying things like, “Law school isn’t fair for us men.” Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
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U.S. News: Law school rankings will continue, even as more schools opt out
University Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
News & World Report’s rankings of the best law schools. The movement was initiated by Yale University last Wednesday when the school’s dean announced that the institution will no longer submit its data for review. According to a post from Dean Heather K. “That’s because the U.S.
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Names New President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Davidson has been appointed president and dean of Southern Illinois University’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law, effective July 1. Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020.
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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Creates LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
Kara Ingelhart has been named director of the new LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic, part of the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Bluhm Legal Clinic. Our law school is committed to contributing to efforts to uphold LGBTQI+ rights locally, regionally and nationally in collaboration with stakeholders and advocates,” said Osofsky.
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Yale and Harvard’s Law Schools Are Ditching the 'U.S. News' Rankings. Will Others Follow?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Yale’s dean argued that the ranking's formula discourages institutions from admitting low-income students and supporting careers in public service. By Francie Diep.
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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 23, 2023
A Stanford University law school dean at the center of a free speech controversy has been placed on leave amid continuing criticism of the March 9 event, at which students shouted down federal judge Kyle Duncan, an anti-LGBTQ+ conservative, who had been invited to speak on campus. Hide by line?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:
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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 12, 2024
“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Orrick, Jr.
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Dean at Center of Stanford Law Controversy Resigns
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 21, 2023
Months after being at the center of a campus free speech controversy at Stanford University, Tirien Steinbach is stepping down as associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Stanford Law, according to an announcement from law school dean Jenny Martinez.
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Best law schools: US News is revising rankings after list dropouts
University Business
JANUARY 4, 2023
After some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions dropped out of its best law schools rankings, U.S. News & World Report’s best law schools. Yale University, which regularly lands at the top of the list, kicked off the exodus when law school Dean Heather K. Best law schools overhaul.
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‘U.S. News’ Will Change Its Law School Rankings
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 3, 2023
News & World Report announced Monday that it would change its law school rankings, in which many top law schools have announced they will no longer participate. ” In addition, “Some law schools that are able to offer fellowships felt they were being undervalued, thus discouraging public service careers.
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Survey Suggests Trend Toward Use of AI in Legal Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 25, 2024
Law schools are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their curricula, according to an AI and Legal Education Survey released by the American Bar Association and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence. It suggests that AI has had an increasingly significant impact on legal education.
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Cleveland State University Drops John Marshall From Law School’s Name
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will now be known as the CSU College of Law, according to a university news release. The decision comes after an ad hoc committee recommended the university rebrand the law school to cut association with Marshall due to his history of owning enslaved people.
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DELISLE WARDEN
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
He served as associate dean for the Center for Professional Development and Career Strategy at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. Louis, and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.
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104 Texas law school says fired dean lacked tenure in bid to end bias lawsuit
University Business
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The former dean of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law did not have tenure and thus was not entitled to certain job protections, state officials said in a motion to dismiss her gender bias and retaliation lawsuit. Read more on Reuters.
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UCLA Law Drops Out of ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
The law school of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced Tuesday that it is dropping out of the U.S. ” He explained that “the rankings disincentivize schools from supporting public service careers for their graduates, building a diverse student population, and awarding need-based financial aid.
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In Defense of Tirien Steinbach
Academe Blog
MARCH 28, 2023
WILSON Last week, Stanford Law School announced that it had suspended Tirien Steinbach, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, in the wake of the outrage over the disruption by protesters of a Federalist Society speech by Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan. Stanford must end this suspension immediately.
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Using the Law to Help Shape Public Policy - Jamelia N. Morgan
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Title: Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Tenured: Yes Age: 38 Education: B.A., Yale Law School Career mentors: Amna Akbar, The Ohio State University; Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law School; and Devon Carbado, UCLA. political science, Stanford University; M.A.,
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111 UM Law School joins trend of withdrawing from U.S. News rankings
University Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The University of Michigan law school said it is dropping out of the U.S. News law school rankings no longer serve the public interest,” law school Dean Mark D. The post UM Law School joins trend of withdrawing from U.S. Over time, I increasingly have come to believe that the U.S.
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Robert K. Vischer Appointed President of The University of St. Thomas
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2022
1, 2023, making him the second layperson in the role at the Catholic school. Thomas, including interim president, dean of the law school, and associate professor of law. He was also an inaugural recipient of the Minnesota Lawyer Diversity and Inclusion Award for contributions to diversity and inclusion in law.
KAVITA BALA
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Kavita Bala Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. An expert in computer vision and graphics, Bala will succeed John Siliciano, professor of law in Cornell Law School, who has served as interim provost since July 1.
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