Syllabus Fall 2016 (48:1)

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Legal Education

Planning for an Eventful Year

Another year for the Council begins with the Council’s retreat and first meeting this month. Among the duties of the chair is to plan the year with the approval of the Council. It looks to be an eventful year.

Legal Education

From the Managing Director

What if the ABA law school accreditation process were redesigned from scratch? Members of NACIQI (the U.S. Department of Education’s advisory group on accreditation determinations) raised questions about why the ABA accreditation standards did not directly address matters such as student debt and the changing job market.

Legal Education

From the Section Director

While this column often focuses on the activities of the Section, I wanted to take some time to highlight the many ABA member benefits and programs that are currently available to you. The ABA has launched a number of new benefits this year including ABA Insurance, ABA Leverage, ABA Legal Career Central, 10 Questions Live, free membership for law students, and a growing list of companies in the ABA Advantage discount program.

Legal Education

Standards Review Committee Actions

The Section’s Standards Review Committee met on Saturday, September 10 in Chicago. The committee reviewed a number of proposals for changes to the ABA Standards for Approval of Law School and Rules of Procedure that had been approved by the Council for notice and comment, including a proposal regarding Standard 316 relating to bar passage outcomes that a school must maintain to be in compliance with the Standard.

Legal Education

Third Party Comments on Upcoming Site Visits

The law schools listed below are scheduled for sabbatical, provisional, or full approval site evaluation visits in Spring 2017. Any additional visits scheduled after this notice will be posted on the Section’s website.

Legal Education

ABA Annual Meeting Recap

In addition to conducting business at the ABA Annual Meeting each summer, the Section gathers to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. At the Chair's Dinner, outgoing Council members Josephine Bahn, Leo Brooks, Michael Davis, and Joan Howland were honored for their service and Rebecca Berch was thanked for her term as chair.

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New Dean Appointments

Dean Appointments during the fall quarter

Legal Education

Section Publishing Opportunities

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar publishes an array of books in fulfillment of its dual mission as the nationally recognized accrediting body for American law schools and as a creative national force for quality legal education.

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Syllabus Fall 2016 (48:1)

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Planning for an Eventful Year

From the Managing Director

From the Section Director

Standards Review Committee Actions

Third Party Comments on Upcoming Site Visits

ABA Annual Meeting Recap

New Dean Appointments

Section Publishing Opportunities

ABA Resources

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Syllabus Fall 2016 (48:1)

Articles

Planning for an Eventful Year

From the Managing Director

From the Section Director

Standards Review Committee Actions

Third Party Comments on Upcoming Site Visits

ABA Annual Meeting Recap

New Dean Appointments

Section Publishing Opportunities

ABA Resources

The ABA

Connect