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In the Fall 2006 entering class, 333 of 630 applicants were offered admission.<ref name="lsac">http://officialguide.lsac.org/OFFGUIDE/pdf/aba5822.pdf</ref> Of 333 students accepted, 161 [[matriculation|matriculated]].<ref name="lsac"/> In the entering class, the median [[Law School Admission Test]] (LSAT) score was 153 and the median undergraduate grade-point average was 3.30.<ref name="lsac"/>
In the Fall 2006 entering class, 333 of 630 applicants were offered admission.<ref name="lsac">http://officialguide.lsac.org/OFFGUIDE/pdf/aba5822.pdf</ref> Of 333 students accepted, 161 [[matriculation|matriculated]].<ref name="lsac"/> In the entering class, the median [[Law School Admission Test]] (LSAT) score was 153 and the median undergraduate grade-point average was 3.30.<ref name="lsac"/>


Regent Law was ranked in Tier 4 by U.S. News, the lowest ranking and essentially a tie for 136th place out of 170 schools surveyed.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_tier4_brief.php</ref><ref name="Scandalspotlight" /> The [[American Bar Association]], the [[Law School Admission Council]] and the [[Association of American Law Schools]] criticize law school rankings.<ref>http://www.abanet.org/lsd/stulawyer/mar03/rankinggame.html</ref ><ref>http://www.lsac.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/deans-speak-out-rankings.asp</ref><ref>http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1998/030498/LawRank980304.html</ref> However, US News regularly outline and justify their methodology alongside the rankings, and have even published defenses of their value.<ref>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/norc.cary.html</ref> Despite these criticisms, the rankings are the most recognized and play a very dramatic role in the world of legal education.<ref>http://www.deloggio.com/usnews/usnews.htm</ref>
Regent Law was ranked in Tier 4 by U.S. News, the lowest ranking and essentially a tie for 136th place out of 170 schools surveyed.<ref>http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_tier4_brief.php</ref><ref name="Scandalspotlight" /> The [[American Bar Association]], the [[Law School Admission Council]] and the [[Association of American Law Schools]] criticize law school rankings.<ref>http://www.abanet.org/lsd/stulawyer/mar03/rankinggame.html</ref ><ref>http://www.lsac.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/deans-speak-out-rankings.asp</ref><ref>http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1998/030498/LawRank980304.html</ref> However, US News regularly outline and justify their methodology alongside the rankings, and have even published defenses of their value.<ref>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/norc.cary.html</ref> Despite these criticisms, the rankings are the most recognized and play a very dramatic role in the world of legal education.<ref>http://www.deloggio.com/usnews/usnews.htm</ref>. The Daily Show on April 26th, 2007 compared to the law program as "Jiffy Law."


The Princeton Review ranked the school fourth in the country for quality of life, based on "student assessment of: whether there is a strong sense of community at the school, how aesthetically pleasing the law school is, the location of the law school, the quality of the social life, classroom facilities, and library."<ref>http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=10</ref> The Review ranked Regent Law the second most conservative law school, "[b]ased on student assessment of the political bent of the student body at large."<ref>http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=6</ref>
The Princeton Review ranked the school fourth in the country for quality of life, based on "student assessment of: whether there is a strong sense of community at the school, how aesthetically pleasing the law school is, the location of the law school, the quality of the social life, classroom facilities, and library."<ref>http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=10</ref> The Review ranked Regent Law the second most conservative law school, "[b]ased on student assessment of the political bent of the student body at large."<ref>http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=6</ref>

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Regent University
File:Regent logo.gif
MottoChristian Leadership to Change the World
TypePrivate
Established1977
ChancellorPat Robertson
Students4,000 (2004 figure for all campuses and programs[2])
Location
Virginia Beach & Alexandria
,
Virginia
,
USA
CampusUrban
Websitehttp://www.regent.edu/

Regent University is an accredited Christian educational institution. Regent's main campus is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and a satellite campus is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Students who graduate from Regent can receive a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree.

Regent has more than 4,000 students in nine academic schools,[1] two campuses and distance education reaching around the globe. Its mission is to provide exemplary education, from a biblical perspective, leading to bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees.

History

The university was founded in 1977 (as CBN University) by Christian Broadcasting Network founder and current Chancellor Pat Robertson. In 1990, the name was changed to Regent University to honor a reference of God as king, while the university's name speaks of a regent, who is someone who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. The university's current motto is "Christian Leadership to Change the World".

The first classes were not conducted until the fall of 1978, when the school began to lease classroom space in Chesapeake, Virginia. The first students were all enrolled in what is now the School of Communication & the Arts. In May 1980, the first graduating class held its commencement, while the School of Education opened the following October. Simultaneously, the university took residence for the first time on its current campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The school proceeded to open its schools of business, divinity, government, and law by the mid-1980s. In 1984, Regent University (previously known as CBN University) received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; later in the decade; it started a distance education program.

Five years later, Regent began outreach programs geared to teachers in the Washington, D.C. area, which eventually led to the opening of its Alexandria campus. In 2000, Regent began an undergraduate degree-completion program under the auspices of a new program, the Center for Professional Studies, which became Regent Undergrad in the fall of 2004.

Accreditation

Academics

Undergraduate school

The newest addition to Regent is Regent School of Undergraduate Studies, designed primarily for non-traditional students who wish to complete undergraduate degrees. Regent's School of Undergraduate Studies offers bachelor's degrees in Communication, Global Business, Interdisciplinary Studies (Elementary Education), Government, Psychology, Organizational Leadership & Management, Religious Studies and English beginning in Fall 2007.

Regent's School of Undergraduate Studies, as with the rest of the university, teaches its programs from a Judeo-Christian perspective, emphasizing Christian values.

Graduate schools

Robertson's original vision for Regent University was that of a graduate institution. Although Regent now offers undergraduate programs, the school has mostly remained true to its original focus. The vast majority of Regent's approximately 5,000 students (as of 2007) are enrolled in one of the following seven graduate or first-professional schools.[citation needed] Regent's schools offer master’s, doctoral, and law degrees, as well as a professional degree completion program, from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

Law school

The Regent Law School, located in Virginia Beach, VA, was founded in 1986, after Oral Roberts University's law school closed and donated its library to Regent University.[2] The law school was approved by the ABA in 1989[3], receiving full accreditation in 1996.[2] It had an enrollment of 489 students in 2006.[3] Currently, the school offers a J.D. degree, which is typically completed in three years of full-time study or four years of part-time study.[4] 36 of the 59 Regent students that took the Virginia bar exam in summer 2004 and winter 2005 (61%) passed on their first attempt; on average, 73% of all Virginia bar exam takers did so.[5] According to Law School Dean Jeffery Brauch, the bar passage rate for the class of 2006 is 71%.[2]

In the Fall 2006 entering class, 333 of 630 applicants were offered admission.[3] Of 333 students accepted, 161 matriculated.[3] In the entering class, the median Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score was 153 and the median undergraduate grade-point average was 3.30.[3]

Regent Law was ranked in Tier 4 by U.S. News, the lowest ranking and essentially a tie for 136th place out of 170 schools surveyed.[6][2] The American Bar Association, the Law School Admission Council and the Association of American Law Schools criticize law school rankings.[7][8][9] However, US News regularly outline and justify their methodology alongside the rankings, and have even published defenses of their value.[10] Despite these criticisms, the rankings are the most recognized and play a very dramatic role in the world of legal education.[11]. The Daily Show on April 26th, 2007 compared to the law program as "Jiffy Law."

The Princeton Review ranked the school fourth in the country for quality of life, based on "student assessment of: whether there is a strong sense of community at the school, how aesthetically pleasing the law school is, the location of the law school, the quality of the social life, classroom facilities, and library."[12] The Review ranked Regent Law the second most conservative law school, "[b]ased on student assessment of the political bent of the student body at large."[13]

Bush administration hires

A Regent web page claimed that 150 graduates have served in the George W. Bush administration.[14] This statement was removed shortly after this claim was reported on in the national media[15], but as of April 20, 2007, is again listed on the page.[16] Boston Globe journalist Charlie Savage, noting that previously it was rare for Regent graduates to join the government, has suggested that the appointment of Office of Personnel Management director Kay Coles James, formerly dean of Regent's government school, caused this sharp increase in Regent alumni employed in the government.[2] Savage used Regent as an example of the Bush administration hiring applicants with strong conservative credentials but weaker academic qualifications and less civil rights experience than past candidates in the Civil Rights Division.[2][17] Similar assertions have been made by columnists Dahlia Lithwick of the Washington Post,[18] Paul Krugman of the New York Times[19] and Andrew Cohen of CBS News.[20] Savage illustrated graduates' conservatism by noting a Regent graduate who stated that Lawrence v. Texas, the ruling striking down an anti-sodomy law, was the Supreme Court decision from the last 20 years with which he disagreed most.[2] However, Savage also suggested that the school had improved since its days of "dismal numbers," quoting a prominent critic of the school, Reverend Barry Lynn, who advised against "underestimat[ing] the quality of a lot of the people that are there," and noting the school's recent wins in national moot-court and negotiation competitions.[2][21]

Alumni

Name Known for Relationship to Regent University
Maria Boren Candidate/cast member in the second season onThe Apprentice a 2002 graduate of the School of Business
Sharon Weston Broome Current Louisiana State Senator 1984 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Monica Goodling Controversial former Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice (2001–March 2007) 1999 graduate of Regent University Law School[6]
Tony Hale Actor 1994 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Nicole Johnson Miss America in 1999 1998 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Lisa Kruska Current Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor 1988 graduate of the School of Government
Bob McDonnell Current Attorney General of the State of Virginia Graduate of the School of Law and Government
Cheryl McKay Screen writer a 1995 graduate of the School of Communication and the Arts
Nevers Mumba Vice President of Zambia in 2003 Former student in the Robertson School of Government

References

  1. ^ http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=16513&start=782
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Savage, Charlie (April 8, 2007). "Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e http://officialguide.lsac.org/OFFGUIDE/pdf/aba5822.pdf
  4. ^ http://law.regent.edu
  5. ^ The Virginia bar exam is the bar exam most commonly taken by Regent students.[1] Data from http://officialguide.lsac.org/OFFGUIDE/pdf/aba5822.pdf.
  6. ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_tier4_brief.php
  7. ^ http://www.abanet.org/lsd/stulawyer/mar03/rankinggame.html
  8. ^ http://www.lsac.org/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/deans-speak-out-rankings.asp
  9. ^ http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1998/030498/LawRank980304.html
  10. ^ http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/norc.cary.html
  11. ^ http://www.deloggio.com/usnews/usnews.htm
  12. ^ http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=10
  13. ^ http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?topicID=6
  14. ^ http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:JBb_IR-fNWMJ:www.regent.edu/general/about_us/facts.cfm
  15. ^ http://www.slate.com/id/2163601/
  16. ^ http://www.regent.edu/general/about_us/facts.cfm
  17. ^ For general information about this trend, see http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/07/23/civil_rights_hiring_shifted_in_bush_era/.
  18. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601799.html
  19. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/opinion/13krugman.html
  20. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/09/opinion/courtwatch/main2665402.shtml
  21. ^ http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/negotiation/home.html
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