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008			110927s2012 nyu o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9780823249374
020			_z9780823239559 (hardback)
020			_z0823239551
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050	0	0	_aKF292.F67 _bK33 2012
082	0	0	_a340.071/17471 _223
100	1		_aKaczorowski, Robert J.
245	1	0	_aFordham University School of Law _h[electronic resource] : _ba history / _cRobert J. Kaczorowski.
260			_aNew York : _bFordham University Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (336 p.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: .
505	0		_aThe founding of the Fordham University School of Law -- Fordham Law School during World War I and its aftermath -- The quest for excellence in an era of bigotry -- The great depression and educational reform -- World War II and its aftermath -- Modernizing Fordham Law School -- Struggle for autonomy -- Resurgence of Fordham Law School.
520			_a"This book is an institutional and intellectual history of Fordham Law School recounted in the context of legal education generally. It is unique in identifying the factors that determine a law school's academic quality and in recounting the activities of the ABA and AALS in assuring adequate funding to maintain academic standards"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In this engaging, erudite new book, Robert J. Kaczorowski, Director of the Condon Institute of Legal History, immerses readers in the story of Fordham Law School from the day it opened its doors in 1905 in the midst of massive changes in the United States, in the legal profession, and in legal education. Kaczorowski explores why so many immigrants and their children needed the founding of Catholic law schools in order to enter the legal profession in the first half of the twentieth century. He documents how, in the 1920s and 30s, when the legal profession's elites were actively trying to raise barriers that would exclude immigrants, Dean Wilkinson and the law faculty at Fordham were implementing higher standards while simultaneously striving to make Fordham the best avenue into the legal profession for New York City's immigrants. Tracing Fordham Law School's history in the context of developments in legal education over the course of the twentieth century, this book pinpoints those factors that produce greatness in a law school and those that contribute to its decline. Fordham University School of Law: A History shows and explains why, prior to World War II, Fordham was one of the leading law schools in America and, along with Columbia, one of the top two law schools in New York City. As one of those leading schools, Fordham was in the vanguard of legal education reform, and its faculty made important contributions to legal scholarship. Fordham University School of Law: A History also reveals that, after World War II, the Law School suffered a decline, primarily because of inadequate funding resulting from the university's fiscal policies. These policies brought the university's administration into direct conflict with the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), which consistently observed that the Law School was being starved for funds compared to its peer schools, with the result that peer law schools were improving their quality while Fordham was in decline. The conflict, which did not approach resolution at Fordham until the last quarter of the century, was replicated throughout legal education, especially in Catholic universities yet, this is the first scholarly work to document and explain it. Kaczorowski's wonderfully contextualized, meticulously documented history of Fordham Law School brings readers right up to the present day and traces how the Law School, with the unprecedented financial support and active involvement of its alumni, is resuming its prior position as one of the nation's leading law schools"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) _2bisacsh.
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions _2bisacsh.
650		7	_aLAW / Legal Education _2bisacsh.
650		0	_aLaw _xStudy and teaching _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory.
650		0	_aLaw schools _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aFordham University. _bSchool of Law _xHistory.
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780823249374/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34852 _d34852