Forty Words of Wisdom for Erwin Chemerinsky

Thanks to those who responded to our question:

What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine

And thanks to those who took the time to read and comment on the forty provocative entries in the Series:

• Anonymous Law School Dean:  Abolish Tenure
• Brian Baker (San Joaquin): Tie Tenure to Teaching
• Ben Barton (Tennessee):  The Business School Case Method
• Ann Bartow (South Carolina):  Gender Equity
• Derrick Bell (NYU):  Law School, Like Law, Can Only Do So Much
• Doug Berman (Ohio State):  Reengineer the 1L Curriculum
• David Bernstein (George Mason):  Make Law School an Undergraduate Program
• Matt Bodie (St. Louis):  Open-Access Approach to Legal Education
• Tom Bruce (Cornell):  Public Understanding of the Law
• Paul Butler (George Washington):  Take Back the Law School From Dead White Men
• Paul Caron (Cincinnati):  Abolish Tenure
• Larry Cunningham (George Washington): Institutional Diversity
• Jim Freund (Skadden):  Teach Students How to Resolve Disputes
• Conor Granahan (Oium, Reyen & Pryor):  1L "Life in the Law" Course
• Bill Henderson (Indiana):  Lead with Data
• Gail Heriot (San Diego):  Rethink Three Common Assumptions About Law School
• Mark Herrmann (Jones Day): Hire Adjuncts to Teach Substantive Courses
• Ken Hirsch (Duke):  Teach Psychology and Human Behavior
• Dave Hoffman (Temple):  Eliminate ABA's Role in Law School Accreditation
• Mina Jefferson (Cincinnati):  Teach Students to Listen
• Sam Kamin (Denver):  2L Real-World Experiences, 3L Capstone Courses
• Dennis Khong (University of Manchester):  Ph.D. in Scientific Legal Research
• Brian Leiter (Texas):  Hire to UC-Irvine's Strength in Interdisciplinary Scholarship
• Jeff Lipshaw (Suffolk):  Structure the Curriculum Around the Profession's Needs
• Mike Madison (Pittsburgh):  Require Students to Have Two Years of Experience
• Rick Matasar (New York Law School):  Create Real Value for University, State, and Students
• John Mayer (CALI): Frequent Feedback to Students
• Andy Morriss (Illinois): Embrace Competition and Disclose Audited Employment Data
• David Oppenheimer (Golden Gate):  A "Kaleidoscopic Curriculum"
• Russell Osgood (Grinnell College):  Focus on Three to Four New Ideas
• Dan Polsby (Geore Mason):  Comparative Advantage
• Nancy Rapoport (UNLV):  Law as One Tool to Analyze a Client's Problem
• Larry Ribstein (Illinois):  Real Diversity
• Dan Rodriguez (Texas):  Faculty as Financial Stakeholders and Cheerleaders
• Natsu Saito (Georgia State):  Be Honest About the Real Pressures
• Gordon Smith (BYU):  Concentrate on Classroom Instruction
• Ilya Somin (George Mason):  Ideological Diversity
• John Steele (Fish & Richardson):  LL.B. and LL.M. Programs
• Roy Stucky (South Carolina):  Put Students First
• Tom Ulen (Illinois):  A 3L Capstone Course