Yale Law School and Harvard Law School, which are considered prestigious law schools in the United States, have decided to boycott the evaluation of "US News and World Report" (hereinafter referred to as US News), which evaluates the ranking of law schools every year. This is why the evaluation method cannot be trusted, such as giving scholarships to low-income people and giving deduction points to schools that encourage low-paying public interest jobs.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Yale Law School has expressed its position to boycott the U.S. current affairs media US News' ranking evaluation of the U.S. "The ranking system of US News and World Report is deeply flawed," said Heather Gerkin, dean of Yale Law School. According to Dean Gorkin, law schools with a high scholarship rate for low-income students or many graduates who serve in the public sector will be deducted from the law school evaluation by US News. It is a system in which law schools receive additional points only when scholarships are given to excellent students with high LSAT scores for law school admission, and graduates get jobs at private companies with high pay.
According to the New York Times, Harvard Law School also announced in a statement posted on its website that it will no longer cooperate with U.S. News' ranking of law schools. This is because the school's efforts to open doors to students from the poor working class and support finances to help them complete their studies, and encourage them to engage in relatively low-wage public interest laws after graduation. John F. Manning, dean of Harvard Law School, said in a statement, "It has become impossible to harmonize our principles and responsibilities with the methodologies and incentives reflected by the U.S. News rankings."
Yale Law School, which has maintained its No. 1 position in the U.S. News' law school evaluation since 1990, decided to boycott and Harvard Law School, which tied for fourth this year, is expected to have a stir. This is because more schools may refuse to evaluate US News.
Writer: Grace Jun
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