Four Lessons From a Failed Law School Experiment

On Oct. 2, Northwestern University ended a six-year experiment: the two-year accelerated J.D.

Dean Daniel Rodriguez deserves credit for pulling the plug. Now comes the important part: learning the right lessons from failure.

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