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Finally, the article neglects to mention the fact that in the eyes of many, Clark’s devotion to fundraising has come at a price: the influence of and esteem granted to corporate law at the law school has gone through the roof, while students and faculty concerned with public service and public interest lawyering have had to play a perennial second fiddle. Indeed, early on Clark famously abolished the school’s Office of Public Interest Advising, only to be forced under pressure to reverse his decision...
Cooldegree.com, for example, explains in a legal disclaimer that their diplomas are “solely for self-esteem purposes.” The price scheme is tiered according to the level of the degree, with a Ph.D twice as expensive as a bachelor’s degree. And for a limited time only, bogus transcripts and student identification cards are also available at the one-stop shop. Meanwhile, Closedcollege.com will provide the customer with a “replacement” diploma if you have torn or misplaced the original...
Rawls’ contribution to his profession earned him mountains of praise: an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Harvard, a National Humanities Medal, professorships at presitigious universities across America, all beginning with a Fulbright Scholarship at Oxford. But more than any of the honors and esteem that Rawls earned, his lasting legacy will be immortalized in the students whose intellectual and moral lives he shaped with his teaching, mentoring and advising...
...prevail against even its most determined enemies. This is not a task for Jews only, but for everyone who prefers truth to falsehood, peace to terror. Free speech being one of democracy’s dearest privileges, we should use it to protect and honor those worthiest of our esteem...
...independent judiciary—that are at the heart of true liberal democracies. The region and the world have tens of states that do not come close to lining up to Israel’s standards, which in Israel’s case are particularly worthy of esteem because they are maintained despite the fact that the country has been under siege for large parts of its history...