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Yale Professor Gordon, however, plays down the difference...
...Yale's teaching is probably somewhat less oriented to legal doctrine than Harvard's; but the differences are not large," says Gordon. "Maybe YLS has a few more courses whose relationship to traditional legal subjects is oblique: courses with titles like 'Justice' or 'Capitalism'. It's often said that Yale students don't learn as much 'law' but that's only true if you define law narrowly as legal doctrine...
...Gordon says each school's dean expresses a subtle difference in emphasis that may be responsible for the divergent paths of their schools...
...Harvard's dean believes the primary mission of his school is and ought to be its de facto mission--producing associate fodder for the big firms," Gordon says. "Yale's dean believes strongly that this is too narrow a conception of our school's mission and that we ought to be helping students find diverse careers. These beliefs influence the cultures of the places...
...Recently, his successor, E. Gordon Gee, stunned the Brown community by resigning after only a brief period at the helm. A week ago, Gregorian told The Crimson his views on these issues...