Christine Charnosky

January 26, 2023 | Law.com

"In deciding whether to complete this year's statistical survey, we asked U.S. News to make this information available to students free of charge," Law Dean Dan Tokaji said in his announcement. "Unfortunately, U.S. News has not committed to do that" so "[w]e see little reason to devote our resources to completing this lengthy survey so it can sell the information back to prospective students."

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

January 26, 2023 | Law.com

"Even though at times hard to hear or read, everything Prof. Wax is accused of saying finds support in social science research and other empirically based sources and has been expressed by various critics and commentators all over the country and the world," Wax's attorney, David Shapiro, wrote in the grievance.

By Christine Charnosky

8 minute read

January 25, 2023 | Law.com

Seattle University School of Law Dean Anthony Varona wrote in an email to students and faculty Monday that the school is conducting an internal probe into allegations of racism against a visiting professor that were made public by the university's student newspaper.

By Christine Charnosky

8 minute read

January 25, 2023 | Law.com

Prospective law students can easily find information about our performance in "without the muddy signaling that the U.S. News rank creates," Jennifer Gerarda Brown, dean and professor of Law at Quinnipiac Law, said, adding that "devoting precious administrative resources and sometimes catering to U.S. News ranking methodology distracts and detracts from our efforts."

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

January 24, 2023 | Law.com

"Universities are engines of opportunity, and I want to serve an institution that is committed to transforming students' lives," Zachary Kramer said in a statement. "Elon Law is the most innovative law school for experiential education and practical training. I'm excited to help lead the community in its next phase of growth."

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

January 24, 2023 | Law.com

The courses add to "Southwestern's sophisticated curriculum, which is strategically designed to train profession-ready lawyers," according to a Southwestern Law spokesperson.

By Christine Charnosky

3 minute read

January 23, 2023 | Law.com

This week, we're back with another U.S. News & World Report education rankings update.

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

January 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"The Abbeys define the family that is New York Law School," Anthony Crowell, dean and president of NYLS, said in an email to Law.com. "Their support and encouragement have allowed NYLS to be innovative and impactful in profound ways for many years, with so much more to come as a result of this gift."

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

January 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

More than 700 nominations have been whittled down to a 14-member panel, charged by Pennsylvania State University President Neeli Bendapudi to develop recommendations regarding reuniting the university's two separately accredited law schools into a single institution.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

January 19, 2023 | Law.com

"The networking opportunities were a way to strengthen our shared DEI goals with our law firm partners, and promote efforts to increase diversity among top law firms by directly connecting firms with top-tier candidates from communities underrepresented in the legal profession," Max Gaston, Notre Dame Law School's director of DEI, said in a statement.

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read