UMass School of Law Performance Better Than Expected

So how is that first public law school in Massachusetts working out?  Well enough, if this article in the South Coast Today is to be believed.  The Chancellor is quoted as saying that the school is sending $918,000 to the state and not taking any tax money.  Tuition revenues were projected to be $5.9 million but are actually $6.9 million, hence the surplus.  The school is working to receive provisional accreditation with hopes for full accreditation by the 2017-18 academic year.  Sceptics abound, including Charles Chieppo, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute who suggests the money won't be there for physical plant improvements or programs to increase bar passage rate, all necessary for ABA approval.  Time will tell if he is right.  [MG]