Law School Layoffs
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Law Schools
Elite Law School To Cut Faculty Due To Its 'Challenging Financial Position'
Which T14 law school is slashing faculty due to its budget shortfalls? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.21.16
* What’s the difference between the late Justice Antonin Scalia and Chief Judge Merrick Garland, his potential replacement? “[He] always sounds the same. Most of the time, he is very even-toned, not aggressive.” For starters, Scalia’s dissents were usually fiery and entertaining, while Garland’s dissents tend to be very respectful and courteous. [Washington Post]
* “[T]here were errors and flaws in the way Thomas Jefferson carried out their research.” An expert retained by Anna Alaburda in her suit against Thomas Jefferson Law testified that the methods the law school used to collect grads’ job data were improper and could have caused some inaccurate info to be reported. [Courthouse News Service]
* Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — and his path to the White House — may be interrupted by a pesky fraud trial over his now defunct real estate school. The Donald will likely be asked to testify by New York AG Eric Schneiderman, and if he pleads the Fifth, it could have YUGE implications on his defense strategy. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “When someone — or something — is going away, there are usually some people that want to get it before it goes away, for whatever reason.” Racist memorabilia? Harvard Law is trying to quickly eliminate all ties to its controversial shield, but its bookstore will be slowly selling off all remaining merchandise bearing the symbol. [Boston Globe]
* “The average graduate cannot expect to make enough in the years following graduation to even hope to make a dent in the student loans they take on from going to law school. And that’s if they can even pass the bar and find a job as an attorney.” Law profs face buyouts, but their students aren’t in a much better position. [Northwest Indiana Times]
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Law Professors, Law Schools
Amid Stark Enrollment Decline, Law School Offers Buyouts To All Tenured Faculty
Which law school may soon have fewer tenured professors?
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Law Schools, Layoffs
This Law School's Enrollment Is Down By Almost 80 Percent
How will this struggling law school be able to survive? -
Law Schools, Layoffs
The Absolute Worst Way To Run A Law School
More faculty layoffs for a school that can't figure out what it's doing. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Layoffs, Libraries / Librarians
More Law School Layoffs, This Time Due To A $36M Funding Gap
We've got news of layoffs from a public law school facing major budgetary issues. Which one could it be?