Thanks to those who responded to our question:
What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine
And thanks to those who took the time to read and comment on the forty provocative entries in the Series:
- Anonymous Law School Dean: Abolish Tenure
- Brian Baker (San Joaquin): Tie Tenure to Teaching
- Ben Barton (Tennessee): The Business School Case Method
- Ann Bartow (South Carolina): Gender Equity
- Derrick Bell (NYU): Law School, Like Law, Can Only Do So Much
- Doug Berman (Ohio State): Reengineer the 1L Curriculum
- David Bernstein (George Mason): Make Law School an Undergraduate Program
- Matt Bodie (St. Louis): Open-Access Approach to Legal Education
- Tom Bruce (Cornell): Public Understanding of the Law
- Paul Butler (George Washington): Take Back the Law School From Dead White Men
- Paul Caron (Cincinnati): Abolish Tenure
- Larry Cunningham (George Washington): Institutional Diversity
- Jim Freund (Skadden): Teach Students How to Resolve Disputes
- Conor Granahan (Oium, Reyen & Pryor): 1L "Life in the Law" Course
- Bill Henderson (Indiana): Lead with Data
- Gail Heriot (San Diego): Rethink Three Common Assumptions About Law School
- Mark Herrmann (Jones Day): Hire Adjuncts to Teach Substantive Courses
- Ken Hirsch (Duke): Teach Psychology and Human Behavior
- Dave Hoffman (Temple): Eliminate ABA’s Role in Law School Accreditation
- Mina Jefferson (Cincinnati): Teach Students to Listen
- Sam Kamin (Denver): 2L Real-World Experiences, 3L Capstone Courses
- Dennis Khong (University of Manchester): Ph.D. in Scientific Legal Research
- Brian Leiter (Texas): Hire to UC-Irvine’s Strength in Interdisciplinary Scholarship
- Jeff Lipshaw (Suffolk): Structure the Curriculum Around the Profession’s Needs
- Mike Madison (Pittsburgh): Require Students to Have Two Years of Experience
- Rick Matasar (New York Law School): Create Real Value for University, State, and Students
- John Mayer (CALI): Frequent Feedback to Students
- Andy Morriss (Illinois): Embrace Competition and Disclose Audited Employment Data
- David Oppenheimer (Golden Gate): A "Kaleidoscopic Curriculum"
- Russell Osgood (Grinnell College): Focus on Three to Four New Ideas
- Dan Polsby (Geore Mason): Comparative Advantage
- Nancy Rapoport (UNLV): Law as One Tool to Analyze a Client’s Problem
- Larry Ribstein (Illinois): Real Diversity
- Dan Rodriguez (Texas): Faculty as Financial Stakeholders and Cheerleaders
- Natsu Saito (Georgia State): Be Honest About the Real Pressures
- Gordon Smith (BYU): Concentrate on Classroom Instruction
- Ilya Somin (George Mason): Ideological Diversity
- John Steele (Fish & Richardson): LL.B. and LL.M. Programs
- Roy Stucky (South Carolina): Put Students First
- Tom Ulen (Illinois): A 3L Capstone Course
