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Law Prof's Regret Over Students' Employment Prospects

Upon leaving academia, one professor has regrets.

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Finally, and probably most importantly, I must thank Santa Clara’s students… I defined myself more by my utility as a teacher and mentor than by whatever meager value my scholarship might have. I don’t know how successful I was. My inability to produce better employment outcomes for some — too many — of my students represents my greatest failure and regret as a professor.

— (Former) Santa Clara Law Professor Kyle Graham, reflecting on his decision to leave academia and return to private practice. Graham shouldn’t beat himself up too much, the downward forces on the legal market are more than any one professor could combat on his own.

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