Julia Belian (Detroit Mercy) sends word of a call for papers for University of Detroit-Mercy Law Review’s extraordinarily timely Women in the Law Symposium. Here are the details:The Detroit Mercy Law Review will host its 2019 Symposium, Women and the
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Frakt on Accreditation-by-Lawsuit
UPDATE: Here's David's update on the ongoing Cooley litigation.Though the jury's obviously still out, the absence of an explanation from the ABA for its finding that Cooley is in full compliance with ABA standards, notwithstanding admissions and bar-pass numbers that…
Call for Nominations for 2019 AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is pleased to open nominations for its 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2013, the inaugural award honored Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in 2014 Catharine A. MacKinnon, in 2015 Herma…
The Futures of Legal Education: A Virtual Symposium
Over at PrawfsBlog, Dan Rodriguez (Northwestern) is moderating a Virtual Symposium on The Futures of Legal Education.Here's the Symposium description:With the blessing of the Prawfsblawg lead editors, I am pleased to present an interactive symposium on the wide…
Women’s Leadership in Academia Conference Announcement and Call for Proposals
Georgia Law will be hosting the first annual conference for Women's Leadership in Academia this summer on July 19-20. The conference will emphasize giving attendees concrete skills in areas such as negotiation, as well as building a professional network. Please
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Would Receivership Be Appropriate for a Failing and Malfeasant Law School?
[by Rick Bales; this is a cross-post from today’s op-ed at TaxProf Blog]As has been much-described elsewhere, the Department of Education has, for a variety of reasons (mostly related to admitting unqualified students and low bar pass…
How Would Nuking the Charitable Tax Deduction Affect Higher Ed (and Law Deaning)?
[from Rick Bales]We may soon find out. According to Forbes (Ashlea Ebeling , This May Be The Last Year You Get A Charitable Tax Deduction), via Dean Dad, the tax deduction for charitable contributions may be history. …
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Succession Planning in Law Schools
[by Rick Bales] In business, one of the principal responsibilities of a leader is to groom a successor. At General Electric, for example, CEO Jeff Immelt spends about 40% of his time on developing the company’s future leaders. At…
The ABA 75% Rule: Dead on Arrival?
[by Rick Bales]Current ABA accreditation standards have attracted widespread public criticism for being toothless in the face of predatory law schools granting admission (and charging hefty tuition) to students with little or no chance of passing a bar exam.…