The law of supply and demand.
Lincoln Caplan’s Observer column in Sunday’s New York Times (“An Existential Crisis for Law Schools”), while offering nothing new, provides a pretty accurate description of the challenges facing...
View ArticleIBR to the rescue?
Ashley Fisher, a student at Wayne Law, has posed a fair question: How are law school graduates supposed to reconcile a desire to serve underrepresented people with the need to pay off substantial...
View ArticleAre we equal to the challenge?
The critique of legal education in blogs, newspapers and professional journals has reached a crescendo. David Segal of The New York Times has replaced Robert Morse of U.S. News in the eyes of many law...
View ArticleWho is Penn State?
The news from State College, Pennsylvania during the past week saddens me. I served for nine years on the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University; prior to that time, I was involved in the early...
View ArticleTeam of Destiny?
I finally stopped second-guessing Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland about a week ago. That’s when he substituted third baseman Brandon Inge for Wilson Betamit (who was hitting about 100 points higher)...
View ArticleLaw School Economics 103
Eric Berg’s comment deserves a thoughtful response. First, the withdrawal of state support is not a myth. Under Gov. Snyder’s budget, recently approved by the Legislature, Wayne State’s funding will be...
View ArticleLaw School Economics 102
The New York Times and its reporter David Segal have struck again! Sunday’s semi-revealing epistle was titled “Law School Economics: Ka Ching,” with the subtitle, “Though Few Jobs Await Graduates,...
View ArticleSome facts about scholarships
Admissions Dean Ericka Jackson was recently quoted in a New York Times article addressing three-year merit scholarships at law schools. While the writer makes some good points, he neglected to include...
View ArticleThe music is back!
Don’t it always seem to go, That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. – Joni Mitchell Long live the Detroit Symphony Orchestra! Seriously: Would it hurt to buy a season-long subscription, now...
View ArticleFour blows
Four blows fell on Southeast Michigan during the past week. In Letterman fashion, I’ll list them in increasing order of magnitude. Blow #4: Last Wednesday, Miguel Cabrera, the Detroit Tigers’ first...
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