This Law School Is Trying To Keep Its Graduates Out Of Student Loan Debt

If only more law school models were like this.

Law School loan debtWe believe that the reduction of student debt is a moral imperative for all leaders in higher education. A high-quality affordable education is essentially the greatest driver in the economic and social mobility of our society.

— Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge of the University of Georgia School of Law, in comments given to Law.com in a recent interview concerning his thoughts on debt relief for law students. Rutledge said that since he became dean of the law school in 2015, he hasn’t asked for a single tuition increase.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.