September 15, 2000

Law Schools Can't Afford to Remain Apart From the Rest of the University

By ROGER J. DENNIS

Over the past 30 years, law schools have invested significantly more money in their programs. Between 1983 and 1998 alone, law-school expenditures per student rose from less than $6,000 to more than $20,000. As a result, we've seen a vast improvement in the quality of legal education.

These days, however, many law schools are financially stressed. They can no longer rely on tuition dollars produced by increasing numbers of students to cover escalating costs. Virtually all of the growth

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