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This past Wednesday, April 19, the Whittier College Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting for the students, faculty, and staff of Whittier Law School. By the time it was over, Whittier Law was the first fully-accredited law school in the United States to announce that it was closing its doors.
Jul 1, 2019 · Whittier Law School saw its first-year enrollment drop from 303 students in the fall of 2010 to 132 students in the fall of 2016, a 56% decline. Meanwhile, ...
Apr 24, 2017 · Whittier Law School. Whittier College’s decision to close its law school is drawing sharp debate among legal academics in the blogosphere over whether the move is prudent or foolhardy.
May 1, 2017 · Tenured Faculty Sue To Stop Closure Of Whittier Law School (Apr. 20, 2017) Experts: Whittier Law School’s Collapse Won’t Be The Last (Apr. 20, 2017) Faculty Weighs Legal Options To Block Closure Of Whittier Law School After Court Rejects TRO; Board Pulled Plug With Only 40 Students Expected In Fall 2017 1L Class, Down 70% From 2016 (And 87% ...
Apr 21, 2017 · The Whittier College Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that it is closing its law school, making it one of, if not the first ABA accredited law school to shut its doors. But it likely won’t be the last, legal experts predict.
Feb 11, 2008 · Whittier Law School cites other California law schools with bar passage rates below 50% since July 2000, as well as other ABA law schools falling within this category in other states. (The overall bar passage rate was approximately 80% in California during the time in question, while first-time bar passage rates in states outside of California averaged 85%.)
