Against the Tide.Against the Tide Debbie Hagan Hamilton Books c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Gulotta Communications Inc. (publicity) 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 0761828389 $30.00 1-800-462-6420 www.univpress.com Against the Tide is the true story of a law school that dared to buck the American Bar The American Bar is a drinking establishment at the Savoy Hotel in London. Opened in 1898 when cocktail were being first introduced to London. The term American Bar comes from the 1930s when cocktails were first gaining popularity in the United States. Association's requirements for admitting candidates. In an era when only those who score high enough on LSATs and have the money to attend the most costly colleges can even attempt the bar exam Noun 1. bar exam - an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed , the dream of becoming a lawyer is open largely to those with money and privilege. The Massachusetts School of Law The Massachusetts School of Law is a law school located in Andover, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1988, its design and curriculum were influenced by the medical school educational model and legal scholars. was not the first law school that attempted to be affordable, accessible to students of all socio-economic groups, and relying on its own admissions standards rather than ABA-dictated criteria, but it put up a fiercer fight than its predecessors. The MSL See multiple single-level. took the ABA to court more than once after they withdrew their accreditation, accusing the ABA of antitrust violations and anti-competitive tactics, arguing that the MSL attempted to fulfill as many ABA requirements as it could, but the demanding costs of fulfilling them all would have resulted in a tuition spike that would price their courses out of the reach of the very community they were trying to serve. Against the Tide is a courageous David and Goliath David and Goliath are figures of a well-known tale in the Bible (1 Samuel 17, in most English language versions), wherein David, an Israelite shepherd-boy and future King of Israel. story, and even though The Massachusetts School of Law did not gain accreditation from the ABA, it was victorious in other ways --for one, it earns accreditation from the reknowned New England Association of Schools and Colleges The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC), founded in 1885, is the oldest regional accrediting association in the United States whose stated mission is the establishment and maintenance of high standards for all levels of education, from pre-K to the . Highly recommended. |
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