Dean Of Law School That Saw Worst Drop In Rank Has Choice Words About U.S. News Law School Ranking
This law school saw the biggest U.S. News rank drop this year, and its dean isn't pleased about it.
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To me, this ranking does not capture our institutional excellence.
— Dean Melanie Jacobs of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in comments given to Reuters on the school’s performance in the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. Louisville Law saw the biggest decline this year, dropping 37 spots to No. 136, which Jacobs attributed to the pandemic-era Class of 2022’s lower bar pass and employment rates.
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