With Gonzaga, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, And Seattle, 36 Law Schools Are Boycotting The U.S. News Rankings

January 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Caruso Law) compiles a list of the 36 law schools that have announced that they will not provide information to US News for their annual rankings.

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

January 26, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze) — Professor Schulze (FIU Law) shares an article by Michael James Bommarito (Michigan State University Law and Daniel Martin Katz (IIT – Chicago Kent Law) titled “GPT Takes the Bar Exam,” which examines the performance of an AI program on the Multistate Bar Exam.

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Freedom of Expression at American Law Schools

January 26, 2023

Legal History Blog (by Theresa J. Kelley and Norman I. Silber) — Theresa J. Kelley (Hofstra Law) and Norman I. Silber (Hofstra Law) provide the information on the Freedom of Expression at American Law Schools event to be held at Hofstra Law on Friday, February 10.

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Harvard, Stanford, and Yale Law Schools are soliciting submissions for the 2023 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum

January 26, 2023

The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Dean Filler (Drexel Law) announces that the 2023 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum is now accepting submissions for its event at Yale Law School on June 29-30, 2023. He outlines the submission topics and qualifications as well as list of contacts for the forum.  

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Modeling and projecting USNWR law school rankings under new methodologies

January 24, 2023

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) looks at how changes to the US News ranking methodology could affect the rankings of law schools in the future.  

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Law School Rankings Revolt Spreads To Medical Schools: #1 Harvard Will Not Send Data To U.S. News

January 24, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the news that Harvard Medical School has announced that it will no longer participate in US News rankings. 

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Embrace feedback to improve your legal writing

January 24, 2023

Legal Writing Matters (by Andrew Stark) — Professor Stark (Suffolk Law) discusses how law students can incorporate feedback into their legal writing.  

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Levit & Rostron’s guide to submitting to law reviews…

January 24, 2023

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares an updated version of Levitand Rostron’s Guide to Submitting to Law Reviews. 

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Honoring Legendary and Impactful Leaders

January 24, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Marsha Griggs) — Professor Griggs (Washburn Law) shares updates from the AALS Section on Academic Support including award winners and newly elected section board members.  

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Academic Support at AALS – Advising on the NextGen Bar Exam!!!

January 24, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Melissa A. Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Chicago Law) shares highlights from AALS Section on Academic Support programming at the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting.  

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