law school rankings
Rankings Twist Law School Financial Aid Choices
Margot Adler at Public Radio’s Justice Talking takes a look at the ugly side of the economics of higher education in College Admissions: A Game of Privilege?
This part of the discussion with education researcher and policymaker Ross Weiner and public universities representative Peter McPherson highlights a particularly pertinent issue in law school settings.
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USNWR Rankings Leaked? Houston up 5 to 55 (unconfirmed)
From First Movers: Anthony Ciolli, U.S. News Rankings Leaked Early?, see this PDF.
‘Tis the Season: Law School Rankings Looming
For better or worse, my very own University of Houston Law Center, apparently still the poster child for rankings schadenfreude, features prominently in the ABA Journal’s article The Rankings Czar. Read the backstory here, here and here. The cover story begins and ends with Houston.
Tropical Storm Allison blasted through Houston killing 22 people, flattening homes […]
Houston tops U.S. News Rankings Law v. Undergrad Comparison
Paul Caron at TaxProf, compiled a list of law schools whose rankings outperform that of their parent institutions in U.S. News Rankings: Law v. Undergrad (see the graphic there for the full list). The University of Houston topped the list with a wopping differential of 136 places. This isn’t really news to me since I […]
How to Choose a Law School
Anastasia is slinging law school choosin’ advice on think like a woman. act like a man. - Tips on Choosing a Law School #1: Location and Tips on Choosing a Law School #2: School.
I concur. I’m amazed at how little people know when they make their decision or what they choose to focus on. Rankings, […]
Law School Rankings Discover Blogs, or vice versa
Amir Efrati’s recent article in the Wall Street Journal - Law Schools Also Ranked By Blogs Now - highlights what I think is the only solution to the quandary faced by law schools on how to deal with an skewed rankings formula that’s allowing arbitrary metrics to drive the educational strategy of the institution - […]
Unconfirmed: Law School Rankings Released, University of Houston Jumps 10 spots to #60
Via Marshall Preddy at Legalese, the University of Houston Law Center has jumped 10 spots to #60 in the 2008 U.S. World and News Report Rankings. The USWNR site still shows 2007, but Concurring Opinions has the scoop on 2008 law school rankings which were apparently released earlier to subscribers and posted on LawSchoolDiscussion.org.
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List of Top 25 Underrated Law Schools
Yet another list for whatever it’s worth - Vault’s List of Top 25 Underrated Law Schools, Houston #19.