It was a BAD week for…
Parting on good terms, after the outgoing dean at The University of Baltimore Law School, Phillip J. Closius, released a letter explaining his departure as at least partly a consequence of his discomfort with increasing tuition and fees to students while more and more money was funneled from the law school to the larger university coffers. Closius, who was asked to resign by the university president, said a recent ABA audit called attention to the above-average percentage of law school revenue that goes to the university (45%), and asked for a report on the issue. Closius will take a year of administrative leave before returning to campus to teach.
It was a GOOD week for…
Toughing out the bar exam, after a very-pregnant Northwestern Law grad was sitting for the Illinois bar when she went into labor. She finished the exam an hour early and the proctors permitted her to leave (because she was about to have a baby!). The woman made it to the hospital, and delivered a healthy baby boy less than two hours later.
On-campus military recruiters, after two law schools who banned recruiters from campus look to reverse that decision following the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The University of Vermont lifted its prohibition on recruiters on campus the day after DADT was overturned, and William Mitchell College of Law is also likely to welcome recruiters again soon. The American Association of Law Schools has formed a committee to reconsider its recommendations that law schools who didn’t outright ban the military from campus comply with other requirements, such as posting signs that the military discriminates, and denying them perks such as parking and free coffee.
