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September 29, 2011
More Student Credentials Puffery at Illinois
This time it was reported to the ABA and US News, and would have affected the ranking results. And still U.S. News underranks Illinois relative to the quality of the faculty!
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 29, 2011 in Of Academic Interest, Rankings | Permalink | TrackBack
September 28, 2011
Another Memorial Conference: In Honor of Keith Aoki
Details here.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 28, 2011 in Of Academic Interest | Permalink | TrackBack
September 27, 2011
8 Strategic Goals, 60 Strategic Objectives...
...for UC Hastings. Wow!
(Thanks to Joe Hodnicki for the pointer.)
ADDENDUM: One puzzle about Hastings is why, in recent years, they've been losing almost all their top public law scholars, and mostly to peer, rather than clearly better, schools (Amar and Bhagwat to UC Davis, Leib to Fordham, and now Massey to New Hampshire). Anyone know? Just coincidence?
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 27, 2011 in Of Academic Interest, Rankings | Permalink | TrackBack
September 26, 2011
U.S. News to Continue to Screw Over Colleges with Existing Ranking Formula
IHE has the details, though it certainly does no credit to the judgment of admissions directors that they also object to the only part of the college ranking formula that keeps the results tethered to the real world at all, namely, the reputation survey.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 26, 2011 in Rankings | Permalink | TrackBack
Clerkship Feeding Frenzy
Sharks are probably better-behaved.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 26, 2011 in Legal Profession, Of Academic Interest | Permalink | TrackBack
September 25, 2011
New On-Line Reviews of Books on Criminal Law/Criminal Justice
Courtesy of the folks at Rugtgers-Newark.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 25, 2011 in Of Academic Interest | Permalink | TrackBack
September 23, 2011
ABA Reversing Itself on Demand for Better Employment Data?
That's the contention of this piece, which is puzzling in light of this summer's announcement. (Let me know if you spot an ABA statement/response on this issue.) A very striking line from the preceding NLJ item: "Since the turn of the century, just two-thirds of all ABA-approved law school graduates obtained jobs requiring bar passage within nine months of graduation." Mr. McEntee, one of the authors, confirms that this data comes from NALP sources.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 23, 2011 in Legal Profession, Rankings, Student Advice | Permalink | TrackBack
September 22, 2011
Memorial Conference in Honor of David Baldus (Iowa)
Details here.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 22, 2011 in Memorial Notices, Of Academic Interest | Permalink | TrackBack
September 21, 2011
Employment Law/EEO Experts...
...help out some philosophers trying to figure out whether on-line job ads (at a centralized source) will satisfy EEO and other requirements of U.S. law. Thanks!
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 21, 2011 in Of Academic Interest | Permalink | TrackBack
September 20, 2011
Illinois News Release on Corrected Data on Student Credentials
Here. And more from the NLJ here.
Posted by Brian Leiter on September 20, 2011 in Of Academic Interest, Rankings | Permalink | TrackBack