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Article: Law School Urged to Increase Admissions Standards.(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues in Higher Education
- Article date:
- August 30, 2001
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American Bar Association concerned with Texas Southern University law school's bar exam failure rate.
HOUSTON
Based on an accreditation review, the American Bar Association (ABA) has criticized Texas Southern University's law school, saying its students are "short-changed." Among other things, the ABA said TSU officials enroll students "incapable" of finishing law school and passing the state bar exam.
The criticism against TSU's Thurgood Marshall School of Law reignites debate about the school's historic mission of offering legal education to students who might not otherwise have that chance because their test scores and grades are lower than ...