More than half of the 14 top-ranked law schools in the United States have said over the past six days that they will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report’s influential rankings, including those at Yale, Harvard and Stanford universities.
The Harvard College arms sits atop a gate into Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. REUTERS/Brian SnyderChanges in the works include school rankings, admissions tests and affirmative action
“This is the biggest jolt I’ve had in the 40 years I’ve been at this,” Georgetown University Law Center admissions dean Andrew Cornblatt said of the combined changes. Legal educators have said such a ruling would narrow the pipeline of minority law school applicants and make it more difficult for them to admit students from underrepresented groups.
The impact will be felt immediately, said Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean at No. 10-ranked University of Michigan Law School. Michigan said on Sunday that it would no longer participate.
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