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HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: Is A Law School Meltdown Coming? “The health arguments against live instruction may be seriously overstated.”

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Jul 2nd, 2020

HIGHER EDUCATON BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: Valparaiso Graduates Its Last Law School Class Of 14 Students. “In the last three years, Valparaiso University’s final class of law school graduates have studied under extraordinary circumstances — first learning their school, a 141-year-old institution, would be closing upon their graduation, then completing their legal education in the midst of a sweeping global pandemic.”

Posted at 12:46 pm by Glenn Reynolds on May 21st, 2020

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: Arizona Law School Dean: Due To COVID-19, International Student Enrollment ‘Is Not Going To Slow Down—It’s Going To Shut.’ “There is no plausible scenario for [international law students] to be here, even if they have the resources, schools are open, and they want to be here. If you can’t get a visa—unless you can start digitally—it doesn’t matter. And it’s not clear that people can start in January either. We may be talking about a year delay, or more, imposed by the realities of immigration policy and the availability of international air travel.”

UPDATE: People in the comments are wondering why this is a big deal. Well, if you click through and read the actual post, it’s this: “International students have become an ever-more-important component of law school admissions and finances, and a major decline in their enrollment numbers will have negative implications for many campuses. Schools rapidly added LL.M. programs in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis when the number of domestic applicants plummeted dramatically. The tuition dollars of foreign students [have] helped to fill the financial gap caused by smaller J.D. classes.”

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Apr 22nd, 2020