Dorf on Law Classic: Faculty Hotness

by Michael C. DorfToday I continue our series of "classic" (or "pre-read") blog posts during the holiday season. Today's gem originally ran on April 1, 2010 under the title US News "Faculty Hotness" Controversy Generating More Heat Than Light.————————————————————————————————————————–The announcement that US News would include a new category of "faculty hotness" in its 2011 law school rankings continued to generate controversy yesterday, as law school deans scrambled to position themselves as above the fray while secretly ensuring that their own schools were not shortchanged in the hotness category. NYU Law School Dean Richard Revesz denied that the 62-page glossy "Faculty in Paradise" magazine–featuring pictures of NYU Law faculty frolicking on the beach clad only in skimpy swimsuits–was a bid to secure a high US News hotness rating, but…

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