It was a GOOD week for:
Asking for a degree you did not earn, when alumni from Texas Wesleyan Law School asked to be recognized as graduates of Texas A&M. Texas A&M took over Texas Wesleyan last year, leaving the graduates without an active alma mater. Now, a group of Texas Wesleyan alumni have filed a complaint with the ABA over their status, arguing that they should be recognized as Aggie alumni. This includes, they say, the right to an honorary degree from A&M and a class ring. A&M Provost Karen Watson has already met with the group and denied their requests, stating it would be illegal to give them a degree from the school. One of the alumni has started a petition and is considering a lawsuit.
It was a BAD week for:
Bar exam stress, after a system that several states use to upload exam answers crashed, leaving bar examinees unable to turn in their exams. The system, ExamSoft, works on students’ laptops, which many bring to testing sites to take the exam. When the exam is over, the file locks, and users cannot make any changes to their tests. When the user next connects to the internet, the file uploads.
 Students reported on social media that they were still having issues with the system well into the next day. ExamSoft stated it did not know what caused the glitch, but that the students’ answers had not been deleted. The glitch forced about 20 states to extend their submission deadlines.
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