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COOLEY LAW SCHOOL9 COOLEY LAW SCHOOL5 FAST FACTS 5:19/10 FACULTY ACHIEVE 9 OUT OF 10 FOR QUALITY RATING STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO Students benefit from smal classes and individualized attention from caring teachers
PROFESSORS ARE PRACTION SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.
Imagine learning criminal law from a professor who was a prosecutor for 20 years — or learning about homeland and national security from a professor who was a Brigadier General and the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense Strategy.
15 AVERAGE YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE Veteran faculty are skilled teachers 11
AVERAGE YEARS PRIOR PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Full-time faculty have a world of practice experienceKNOWL-
ONERS WHO
WMU-Cooley law professors base their teaching on vast experience as practicing lawyers. They bring to the classroom a real and tangible perspective making learning robust and relevant.
The real-world experience of the faculty complements the theoretical foundation of their teaching and provides valuable insights into the practice of law.
Our faculty are committed to the success of each student. As mentors, they combine their own experience practicing law with a love of teaching, providing individualized support and continuous feedback to each student. The classroom is collaborative and supportive. Students learn that they can be their very best by working with others. The law school has professors on campus with diverse professional experience, including in international practice. Having access to professors with this much world experience is a huge advantage.
I believe that WMU-Cooley provides students with a quality education that is unparalleled with any other law school across
the United States.”
NATHAN TAMULONIS, FIELD CLASS, 2020
HIGH FACULTY RANKINGS
WMU-Cooley students think very highly of their professors, consistently ranking the faculty a nine on a scale of 10 in course evaluations.
MORE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Our professors average 11 years of practice experience before joining our faculty.
MORE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
WMU-Cooley professors teach three semesters a year, which adds up to a faculty with more teaching experience than almost any other law faculty in the country. WMU-Cooley faculty average 15 years in the classroom.
FACULTY EXPERTS IN THE NEWS
Our experienced faculty bring to the classroom their expertise on nearly every legal issue. The media and the public rely on our faculty for expert news commentary because the faculty match their scholarship with experience gained from wide-ranging law practice.
