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| − | + | '''Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar''' honors are a designation of academic recognition at [[Columbia Law School]]. The honors designation was established in [[1946]] in memory of Chief Justice [[Harlan Fiske Stone]], an alumnus of the law school as well as a former member of its faculty and dean of the school from [[1910]]-[[1924]]. | |
| − | + | Stone Scholar honors are awarded each year in recognition of "superior academic achievement" which is defined as having earned at least 15 graded law credits with no grade lower than B- and an academic average for the year at or above 3.410.<ref>[http://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/registrar/Acad_Recog Registration Services - Academic Recognition]</ref> This is a somewhat curious definition as the law school claims that students don't have GPAs. | |
| + | As a result of the law school's grading curve, Stone Scholar designation is generally awarded to 35 percent of the class (as low as 29 percent of 1Ls and as high as 45 percent of 3Ls).<ref>[http://www.law.columbia.edu/careers/career_services/employers/Hiring_Informat/Grading_and_Hon Office of Career Services - Grading] | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[James Kent Scholars]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Law School Awards]] | [[Category:Law School Awards]] | ||
Revision as of 04:49, 29 May 2010
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honors are a designation of academic recognition at Columbia Law School. The honors designation was established in 1946 in memory of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, an alumnus of the law school as well as a former member of its faculty and dean of the school from 1910-1924.
Stone Scholar honors are awarded each year in recognition of "superior academic achievement" which is defined as having earned at least 15 graded law credits with no grade lower than B- and an academic average for the year at or above 3.410.[1] This is a somewhat curious definition as the law school claims that students don't have GPAs.
As a result of the law school's grading curve, Stone Scholar designation is generally awarded to 35 percent of the class (as low as 29 percent of 1Ls and as high as 45 percent of 3Ls).<ref>Office of Career Services - Grading
