Since launching our grantmaking activities in 2014, we have awarded over $26.4 million in support of our research priorities: access, affordability, and the value of legal education.
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University of St. Thomas School of Law
Paying special attention to trends over time, Professor Jerome Organ conducted research on variable affordability of law school on a net cost basis for student cohorts between 2010 and 2014.
To read more, please visit Net Tuition Trends by LSAT Category from 2010 to 2014 with Thoughts on Variable Return on Investment

UC Hastings College of the Law
UC Hastings received a grant to support a feasibility study that examined the viability of evolving UC Hastings’ current Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP) into a post-baccalaureate program that would address the specific standardized academic deficits commonly identified among students with adverse academic, social, economic, and culture backgrounds.
To read more, please visit Legal Education Opportunity Program

William Mitchell College of Law
With the intent to increase access and affordability to legal education by leveraging technology, The Hybrid Program offers students a part-time, on-campus/online option for a J.D. program. The first of its kind at an American Bar Association accredited school, the program underwent evaluation by measuring student engagement as well as learning outcomes for participants in the program.
To read more, please visit Blended Learning at Mitchell Hamline