nothing really new on the MT front but a mention of Valpo here, excerpt:
...Not welcoming a new class this year is Valparaiso Law School. The northwest Indiana institution announced in November 2017 that it was suspending admissions and looking for a new way forward in light of declining applications and revenues. The law school has since started discussions with Middle Tennessee State University.
Last year, Valparaiso, still under sanction from the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, admitted an academically strong class but also an exceptionally small one at just 28 students.
An estimated 104 second- and third-year students are returning to Valparaiso this semester, according to interim dean David Cleveland. About 12 students have transferred out, most of them from the 2017 incoming class.
Neither Notre Dame nor IU Maurer had any transfer applications from current Valparaiso law students. However, IU McKinney received several and the Indianapolis school is expecting to enroll about six transfer students from Valparaiso, according to IU McKinney vice dean Michael Pitts.
In addition to fewer students, Valparaiso Law School has a leaner faculty roster. Most recently, two professors — David Herzig, who taught tax law, and Geneva Brown, who taught criminal law — left the school and returned to private practice. Their positions are not being filled at this time, Cleveland said.
The law school now lists 15 full-time faculty on its website. Five more, including former dean Andrea Lyon, are identified as senior research faculty.
As the university continues exploring strategic alternatives, Cleveland said the day-to-day operations and classes are continuing at the law school. The courses, professional services and clinics are all available.....
...Not welcoming a new class this year is Valparaiso Law School. The northwest Indiana institution announced in November 2017 that it was suspending admissions and looking for a new way forward in light of declining applications and revenues. The law school has since started discussions with Middle Tennessee State University.
Last year, Valparaiso, still under sanction from the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, admitted an academically strong class but also an exceptionally small one at just 28 students.
An estimated 104 second- and third-year students are returning to Valparaiso this semester, according to interim dean David Cleveland. About 12 students have transferred out, most of them from the 2017 incoming class.
Neither Notre Dame nor IU Maurer had any transfer applications from current Valparaiso law students. However, IU McKinney received several and the Indianapolis school is expecting to enroll about six transfer students from Valparaiso, according to IU McKinney vice dean Michael Pitts.
In addition to fewer students, Valparaiso Law School has a leaner faculty roster. Most recently, two professors — David Herzig, who taught tax law, and Geneva Brown, who taught criminal law — left the school and returned to private practice. Their positions are not being filled at this time, Cleveland said.
The law school now lists 15 full-time faculty on its website. Five more, including former dean Andrea Lyon, are identified as senior research faculty.
As the university continues exploring strategic alternatives, Cleveland said the day-to-day operations and classes are continuing at the law school. The courses, professional services and clinics are all available.....