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April 8, 2005

Board Rejects Proposal to Create Public Law School in Massachusetts

By SILLA BRUSH

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education last week rejected a controversial proposal for the University of Massachusetts system to acquire the Southern New England School of Law and establish a public law school in the state.

The 8-to-3 vote capped a battle over whether opening a public law school in Massachusetts was necessary and whether Southern New England, a private institution that has failed to meet the accreditation standards of the American Bar Association and has struggled

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