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July 31, 2010

ABA Considers Dramatic Changes This Weekend in Law School Accreditation Standards, Including Dilution of Tenure

TaxProf:

The Clinical Legal Education Association accuses the committee of sandbagging the process by posting some of the material only three days in advance of the meeting:

I write for the executive committee of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) to express our concerns regarding the document entitled "Draft, Security of Position, Academic Freedom, and Attract and Retain Faculty" dated July 15, 2010, which was posted on the web site of the Standards Review Committee on July 20, only three days in advance of the Committee's meeting to begin to discuss the issues it raises. This "Draft" proposes the elimination of the longstanding provisions in Standard 405 addressing tenure and other forms of security of position for law faculty.

First, it is troubling that this proposal, which raises issues that are fundamental to the structure of legal education, is posted so late that interested persons and organizations cannot provide comments prior to the Committee beginning its deliberations on those issues. ...

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 31, 2010 1:50 AM
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