Update on UMass Dartmouth Law School Merger

The Massachussets state Board of Higher Education approved UMass Dartmouthtaking over the donated assets of the Southern New England School of Law and creating the state's first public law school. The university plans to upgrade the law school program and seek American Bar Association accreditation.

Detractors of the merger still point to poor standards at the former Southern New England School of Law as well as budget constraints on the part of the state.

A committee of academics, judges, attorneys and higher education experts will oversee facilitation of the merger.

Recent articles on the subject are listed below:

OUR VIEW: Our law school (SouthCoastToday.com)

Board of Higher Education OKs UMass law school (BostonHerald.com)

Law partners (InsideHigherEd.com)

The price of UMass law school (Boston.com)

Education board approves UMass law school merger (SouthCoastToday.com)

UMass law school opponents still vocal after approval (Heraldnews.com)