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39 Syllabus 1 (2007-2008)

handle is hein.journals/syllabus39 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 39, Number 1 Fall 2007 American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar New Year Brings New Challenges, Opportunities Message from the New Section Chairperson By Honorable Ruth V McGregor, Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court hen I joined the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admis- sions to the Bar, I had only a lim- ited understanding of the dedication that the academics, practicing lawyers, and judges bring to their work on the Council, the Accreditation Committee, the Standards Review Commit- tee, and special committees formed to address specific issues. Over the last several years, I have come to appreciate, and frankly marvel at, the enor- mous contribution made by these volunteers as they work with Sec- tion staff to fulfill its mission. Each year, Section volunteers contribute thousands of hours, usually with little attention paid to or thanks for their work. Each year, however, some area of Sec- tion effort generates discussion and even controversy. This year will be no different. I anticipate that the coming year will bring both challenges and opportuni- ties to move forward. The Section's opportunities to move forward will result, in large part, from the work done last year by the Accreditation Policy Task Force. During his term as Chair, Bill Rakes charged this group to take a fresh look at accreditation from a policy standpoint, taking into account changes in legal edu- cation and the legal process, the Section's experience with the accreditation process, the feedback the Section has received regarding that process, and other relevant considerations. Based upon recom- mendations from the Task Force, I have established three special com- mittees to continue and expand the work done by the Task Force. The first special committee will examine options for evaluating law school programs by adopting outcome measures. This com- mittee, which will include mem- bers from all stakeholder groups, will consider whether and how we can measure directly whether a law school is fulfilling the goals that we now assess indirectly, as well as whether we should adopt Continued on page 15 Congressional Action to Provide Educational Debt Relief for Graduates in Public Service On Friday, September 7, Congress passed the Col- lege Cost Reduction Act (Conference Report H. R. 110- 317), and the president signed it into law on September 27 (Public Law 110-84). The Act will open the door to public service careers even for those who receive mod- est salaries and emerge from law school with significant educa- tional loans. Applying to other professionals as well, the Act does not remove the financial sacrifice that these individuals must make to serve in the gov- ernment and nonprofit sector, but it makes these careers feasi- Continued on page 15 INSIDE: 5 Phoenix School of Law Provisionally Approved 8 Innovative Education 16 Revised Standards and Rules

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