It’s unclear whether the changes will satisfy law deans who have raised criticism of the rankings
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“In recent weeks, we have had conversations with more than 100 deans and representatives of law schools — well more than half of this academic leadership group,” Robert Morse and Stephanie Salmon, two U.S. News leaders, wrote in an open letter to law deans. “Based on those discussions, our own research and our iterative rankings review process, we are making a series of modifications in this year’s rankings that reflect those inputs and allow us to publish the best available data.
Georgetown law dean, William Treanor, who has voiced criticisms of the methodology to the publication for years, said he was pleased and appreciative that U.S. News appeared responsive to some important concerns. “It’s a step forward,” he said. “... But more needs to be done, for the rankings to be reliable.”ranking algorithm public, so that prospective students could know what data was used, and how different factors are weighted.
Russell Korobkin, interim law dean at the University of California at Los Angeles, another school that had joined the revolt, said Tuesday he had no immediate plans to change the school’s position. Asked about the U.S. News statement, he said: “This is a positive step, but the devil is in the details.” U.S. News ranks the UCLA law school 15th on its list.
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