It was a GOOD week for …
Passion over greed, after a Kaplan Test Prep survey found that 71 percent of pre-law students applied to law school “to go into a career I am passionate about.” Only 5 percent listed salary potential as the primary reason. But, Kaplan pointed out, passion only goes so far. Without financial assistance, 43 percent say they are likely to postpone or alter their plans to attend law school if they don’t get the financial aid package they were hoping for.
It was a BAD week …
For peace, after controversy erupted after the editors of The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, a publication at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, bestowed former President Jimmy Carter with this year’s International Advocate for Peace award. Cardozo is a part of Yeshiva University, an Orthodox Jewish institution and Carter has been critical of Israeli policy toward Palestinians. A group of alumni started a Web site, shameoncardozo.com, and posted a letter. “Jimmy Carter is anathema to the aspirations of the Jewish people and the survival of the State of Israel.”
Financial security, after Albany Law School’s credit rating was downgraded from positive to stable by Standard & Poor. The report found that enrollment is down 14 percent – or about 100 students. The school is more vulnerable than other schools because it is not connected to a larger university. The report said enrollment and applications
