Media Company Bows To Law Schools’ Boycott of Its Annual Best Report

Media Company Bows To Law Schools’ Boycott of Its Annual Best Report
Harvard Law opted out of the U.S. News's best law schools ranking annual report in November 2022. Pictured is Langdell Hall at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on May 10, 2010. Darren McCollester/Getty Images
Ross Muscato
Ross Muscato
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In reaction to a mass defection of institutions participating in its annual rankings of the best law schools, U.S. News and World Report announced that it will change the methodologies and practices it uses in its evaluations.

The media company’s decision is a manifestation of a seismic change in higher education and the legal sector that is front and center of a heated national conversation on affirmative action and inclusion policies.