Education
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Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
How Much Are Educational Prestige Points Worth in Real Dollars?
How far are we from getting real answers about the value proposition of going to law school? Pretty far, if you read the New York Times Week in Review. An article by Jacques Steinberg illustrates that researchers don’t even really know if receiving an elite undergraduate education is worth the price. The Times asks: Is […] -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Arizona State Law School Moving Towards Private Funding Model: Prepare to be Gouged, ASU Law Students
Earlier this week, a story in the National Law Journal (subscription) reported that the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is weaning itself off of public funding and trying to become self-sufficient on private dollars. Towards that end, ASU will be raising tuition and admitting more law students. I wanted to wait […] - Sponsored
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Affirmative Action, Education / Schools, Law Schools
Are Legacy Admissions Unconstitutional?
Here’s seemingly every affirmative action conversation I’ve had since I started working at Above the Law: PLEBES: Affirmative action is racist — reverse-racist. It lets an under-qualified minority get into a school I deserved to get into, just because of their skin color! And why? Because 100 years ago things were tough for blacks? Not […]
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