Miscellaneous

Shenanigans at the QuizLaw Alma Matter

Well, with Molly writing for the site now, I guess BU School of Law isn't, technically, the site's only law school alma matter, but whatever. Above the Law tells the tale of some shit that went down at BUSL last year, and it stinks. I guess a new professor was brought in on tenure track and given a first year property course to teach. She didn't do such a good job, and wound up getting a host of bad reviews from the students (ATL says she "received scathing reviews" -- is there a new crop of Pajiba writers brewing at the ol' BUSL?).

But Dean O'Rourke decided the best thing to do was to throw those reviews out, and not even publish the 1-to-5 rankings. She met with the class and explained to them that the professor has a good record at her old schools and is going to get tenure anyway so, essentially, deal. Pressed, O'Rourke now says that she should've explained things better, but she doesn't feel bad about not publishing the reviews, because her reasoning wasn't that "I thought [the students] were mistaken about that particular class but to give a faculty colleague with a long history of teaching a fresh start at her new home."

Sweep under the rug much Maureen?

Full post as published by Quiz Law on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).