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WEBIn a recent essay in The Chronicle, the Johns Hopkins political scientist Steven Teles asserted that “the public’s impression that American higher education has grown increasingly closed-minded is undeniably correct.”He pointed to the declining presence of conservatives on academic faculties and in graduate cohorts, arguing that it poses an acute problem for how academe functions and is ...
Master of Laws (LLM) - University of Chicago Law School
WEBSep 24, 2024 · On behalf of our Graduate Studies Committee, welcome to the University of Chicago Law School! The University of Chicago Law School uniquely offers the combination of a small (70–80 students) and diverse (more than 25 nationalities) LLM program with a real sense of community among our students. The rigorous and elite academic atmosphere at the Law School is part of the experience both inside ...
JD Program - University of Chicago Law School
WEBWe encourage you to explore our campus through our virtual tours so you can get a greater sense of life here at the Law School, at the University of Chicago, and in the City of Chicago. We are also planning to open the Law School for visitors after classes begin later this fall. Please continue to check our UChicago Law Welcome Center for updates on in-person campus visits and events to ...
Admissions - University of Chicago Law School
WEBThe joint degree program combines the interdisciplinary strengths and distinct flexibility of two world-leading institutions to prepare students for careers at the intersection of business and law. An integrated curriculum allows students to maximize their time with the world-class faculty at the University of Chicago and earn a Juris Doctor ...
Application Requirements - University of Chicago Law School
WEBThank you for your interest in the University of Chicago Law School. Each year, we receive roughly 5,000 applications for our entering class of approximately 195 students. The Admissions Committee reviews every completed application we receive. Paperless Admissions Process The Law School utilizes a paperless admissions process, which means we receive, process, and evaluate all applications ...
The Socratic Method - University of Chicago Law School
WEBThe Socratic Method. Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher who sought to get to the foundations of his students' and colleagues' views by asking continual questions until a contradiction was exposed, thus proving the fallacy of the initial assumption. This became known as the Socratic Method, and may be Socrates' most enduring ...
The Living Constitution | University of Chicago Law School
WEBSep 27, 2010 · One theory in particular-what is usually called "originalism"-is an especially hardy perennial. Originalism is the antithesis of the idea that we have a living Constitution. It is the view that constitutional provisions mean what the people who adopted them-in the 1790s or 1860s or whenever-understood them to mean.
Curriculum - University of Chicago Law School
WEBJD Students First-year law students take a required set of courses listed below, as well as a 1L elective in the spring. The list of electives available changes each year. Additional degree requirements include the successful completion of a class designated as meeting the professional responsibility requirement, 40 core credit hours in the second and third years, two courses with a ...
Academic Calendar | University of Chicago Law School
WEBAdd to Calendar 2024-09-05 17:00:00 2024-09-20 04:11:23 Autumn 2024 Quarter Bidding Results Posted Online Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/autumn ...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Offers Critique of Roe v. Wade During …
WEBMay 15, 2013 · Casual observers of the Supreme Court who came to the Law School to hear Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speak about Roe v. Wade likely expected a simple message from the longtime defender of reproductive and women’s rights: Roe was a good decision. Those more acquainted with Ginsburg and her thoughtful, nuanced approach to difficult legal questions were not surprised, however, to hear her say ...
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