1978 03
LEGAL TRAINING AT THE COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (Board of Trustees Meeting, July 14, 1978) Concerning the subject of legal training at the College, the Board of Trustees discussed the legislative resolution in the light of a visit which they had made the previous day to the Law School of New York University. During that visit, the Dean of the Law School had shared with members of the Board problems and concerns facing an institution of higher learning considering the establishment of a law school. After further discussion at this Board meeting, it was the consensus of the members that the College was not yet ready for graduate level training in this professional field and the position contained in the letter of May 15 was confirmed. 1295 i Senator Elmo Reebuck ~ May 15, 1978 Some of our tentative observations and concerns are sturumer zed below. We are not presently certain that a sufficiently large student applicant pool exists to justify the expense at this time of establishing such a program. …
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LEGAL TRAINING AT THE COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (Board of Trustees Meeting, July 14, 1978) Concerning the subject of legal training at the College, the Board of Trustees discussed the legislative resolution in the light of a visit which they had made the previous day to the Law School of New York University. During that visit, the Dean of the Law School had shared with members of the Board problems and concerns facing an institution of higher learning considering the establishment of a law school. After further discussion at this Board meeting, it was the consensus of the members that the College was not yet ready for graduate level training in this professional field and the position contained in the letter of May 15 was confirmed. 1295 i Senator Elmo Reebuck ~ May 15, 1978 Some of our tentative observations and concerns are sturumer zed below. We are not presently certain that a sufficiently large student applicant pool exists to justify the expense at this time of establishing such a program. Many of the students who might be attracted to the program from the Virgin Islands stand a2 reasonably good chance of being admitted to one of the better mainland law schools, and.we are concerned that we might not have a sufficient base of qualified students on which to build. E It is true that the establishment of a lew school is less expensive than many other graduate professional programs. Our studies have shown that many law schools have recently been opened in the United States in response to the ecomomics involved. High tuition and comparatively low operating expenses have combined to make the establishment of law sccools attractive. However, for the College of the Virgin Islands to establish a quality program-~- and we would not wish to have any other kind--we would still be facing high start-up end operating costs. Given the financial pressures being experienced in the Virgin Islands, we are not certain that we could fully justify such expenditures at-this time. However, as indicated above, the 90 days available to us has not given us time to reach more firm conclusions and we will undertake to continue our investigation of this matter if we are requested to do so. With best wishes and personal regard, Sincerely yours, Feces 6. Wanlass © iS President mee ee eee