Columbia Law School - Revision history

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-'''Columbia Law School''', the most corporate of elite law schools in the US, occupies [[Jerome Greene Hall]], one of the ugliest buildings in Columbia's ensemble. Students slave away in its [[Law Library|library]] at odd hours.
+'''Columbia Law School''' ('''CLS''') the most corporate of elite law schools in the US, occupies [[Jerome Greene Hall]], one of the ugliest buildings in Columbia's ensemble. Students slave away in its [[Law Library|library]] at odd hours.
 ==History==
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 The school probably reached its high point during the first half of the 20th century. Both [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore]] and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] were students there, though neither graduated. Prominent scholars of the legal realist movement, including [[Karl Llewellyn]] and [[Felix Cohen]], were also associated with the school.
-In recent years there have been fears that it has been losing out to downtown rival [[NYU]], with which it is virtually tied in the [[US News rankings]]. The departure of notable professors such as [[Jeremy Waldron]] has been seen as an indication of its relative decline. Some say the deanship of [[David Schizer]] may have instigated divisiveness within the faculty; others claim departing professors are simply upset the school places an emphasis on teaching.
+In recent years there have been fears that it has been losing out to downtown rival [[NYU]], with which it is sometimes tied in the [[US News rankings]] (in the most recent ranking, CLS placed a solid 4th, though, with NYU trailing in 6th). The departure of notable professors such as [[Jeremy Waldron]] has been seen as an indication of its relative decline. Some say the deanship of [[David Schizer]] may have instigated divisiveness within the faculty; others claim departing professors are simply upset the school places an emphasis on teaching.
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 The teaching of law at Columbia began with the hiring of jurist [[James Kent]] as Columbia College's first law professor in [[1793]]. Kent left in [[1798]] to pursue other projects. A law department was established in [[1858]] (the formal date given for the establishment of the law school) under the leadership of [[Theodore Dwight]], who remained the sole law professor until [[1873]], when the department was expanded into an independent school.
-It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, which remains a forgotten, third tier wreck (in precise legal terminology, "TTT").
+It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, where Woodrow Wilson taught.  It has a higher pass rate on the New York bar examinations than Columbia, and is responsible for Xerox and AIG, among other money makers.
 With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.

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 The teaching of law at Columbia began with the hiring of jurist [[James Kent]] as Columbia College's first law professor in [[1793]]. Kent left in [[1798]] to pursue other projects. A law department was established in [[1858]] (the formal date given for the establishment of the law school) under the leadership of [[Theodore Dwight]], who remained the sole law professor until [[1873]], when the department was expanded into an independent school.
-It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, which remains a forgotten, third tier wreck (in preceise legal terminology, "TTT").
+It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, which remains a forgotten, third tier wreck (in precise legal terminology, "TTT").
 With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.

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 The teaching of law at Columbia began with the hiring of jurist [[James Kent]] as Columbia College's first law professor in [[1793]]. Kent left in [[1798]] to pursue other projects. A law department was established in [[1858]] (the formal date given for the establishment of the law school) under the leadership of [[Theodore Dwight]], who remained the sole law professor until [[1873]], when the department was expanded into an independent school.
-It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, which remains a forgotten, third tier wreck.
+It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. In [[1891]], Columbia's [[trustees]] adopted the case method of law teaching, first developed at [[Harvard]]. Dwight, who had developed his own, independent method, was furious. In protest, he and many of the other faculty left to found New York Law School, which remains a forgotten, third tier wreck (in preceise legal terminology, "TTT").
 With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.

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-'''Columbia Law School''', the most successful of elite U.S. law schools in placing its graduates with top law firms, occupies [[Jerome Greene Hall]], one of the most recently renovaated buildings on Columbia's campus.
+'''Columbia Law School''', the most corporate of elite law schools in the US, occupies [[Jerome Greene Hall]], one of the ugliest buildings in Columbia's ensemble. Students slave away in its [[Law Library|library]] at odd hours.
 ==History==
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 With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.
-Both [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore]] and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] were students there. Prominent scholars of the legal realist movement, including [[Karl Llewellyn]] and [[Felix Cohen]], were also associated with the school.
+The school probably reached its high point during the first half of the 20th century. Both [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore]] and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] were students there, though neither graduated. Prominent scholars of the legal realist movement, including [[Karl Llewellyn]] and [[Felix Cohen]], were also associated with the school.
-In recent years, under the deanship of [[David Schizer]] the school has greatly increased the size of it faculty relative to the student body.  Schizer's goal is to increase the the size of the faculty by 50% from the time he became dean just a few years ago.
+In recent years there have been fears that it has been losing out to downtown rival [[NYU]], with which it is virtually tied in the [[US News rankings]]. The departure of notable professors such as [[Jeremy Waldron]] has been seen as an indication of its relative decline. Some say the deanship of [[David Schizer]] may have instigated divisiveness within the faculty; others claim departing professors are simply upset the school places an emphasis on teaching.
 == Historical photos ==

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 ==History==
-The teaching of law at Columbia began with the hiring of jurist [[James Kent]] as Columbia College's first law professor in [[1793]]. Kent left in [[1798]] to pursue other projects. A formal law school was established in [[1858]] under the leadership of [[Theodore Dwight]]. It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.
+The teaching of law at Columbia began with the hiring of jurist [[James Kent]] as Columbia College's first law professor in [[1793]]. Kent left in [[1798]] to pursue other projects. A law department was established in [[1858]] (the formal date given for the establishment of the law school) under the leadership of [[Theodore Dwight]], who remained the sole law professor until [[1873]], when the department was expanded into an independent school. It occupied a soaring gothic structure on Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. With the move to [[Morningside Heights]] in the late 19th century, the law school moved into [[Kent Hall]] and, subsequently, to Jerome Greene Hall across [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. Kent Hall still bears the markings of a law school, particularly on its library's stained glass windows.
 The school probably reached its high point during the first half of the 20th century. Both [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore]] and [[Franklin Roosevelt]] were students there, though neither graduated. Prominent scholars of the legal realist movement, including [[Karl Llewellyn]] and [[Felix Cohen]], were also associated with the school.