American Bar Association Archives — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

Higher Education and the Law of Diminishing Returns, Part II

Apr 28, 2023 · Richard K. Vedder · Comments Off

Recently, I argued in a Martin Center article that the fourth year of study for the bachelor’s degree is probably relatively unproductive and that enormous resources could be saved by … Continue reading “Higher Education and the Law of Diminishing Returns, Part II”

Progressivism Surges Through America’s Law Schools

Aug 11, 2021 · George Leef · Comments Off

Law schools in the U.S. used to be run by no-nonsense individuals who, whatever their personal politics, thought that their institutions existed to teach students about the law, not to … Continue reading “Progressivism Surges Through America’s Law Schools”

The time seems ripe for making changes in legal education, but which ones?

Jul 9, 2014 · George Leef · Comments Off

The time seems ripe for making changes in legal education, but which ones?

The State of AI-Chatbot Detection Jun 1, 2023
On April 4 of this year, the academic-services firm Turnitin activated a software designed to catch a certain kind of student plagiarist. As has been widely discussed on the Martin … Continue reading “The State of AI-Chatbot Detection”
The Strange World of “Citational Justice” May 31, 2023
The latest fresh hell is citational justice. Which is quotas for footnotes. Now we’re supposed to track the group identity of the authors we cite and make sure there are … Continue reading “The Strange World of “Citational Justice””
Undoing “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Requires Alumni Effort May 29, 2023
An historic battle is waging over the future of higher education in the U.S. And the stakes couldn’t be higher. The presenting issues are critical social justice theory and freedom … Continue reading “Undoing “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Requires Alumni Effort”