Ask any law school leader in the U.S. if preparing their graduating students for first-time bar passage is a top priority, the answer is likely to be a resounding “YES!”
Ieisha Humphrey’s answer is “YES, with a twist.”
As Michigan State University College of Law’s new Assistant Dean for Professionalism, Leadership, and Bar Success — a role supported by generous third-party funding — she wants bar prep programs and legal institutions to design supportive and effective bar prep courses for test-takers facing current challenges or dealing with past issues.
At MSU Law, she is developing a bar program that does just that.
“Life doesn’t pause during bar prep for these students,” Humphrey said. “Financial challenges, health struggles, discrimination, loss – it all has an impact on how well you do. That’s why we offer holistic, student-centered support that addresses the full spectrum of barriers students may face.
Humphrey and her research partner, Joseline Jean-Louis Hardwick, a professor at Cooley Law School, are surveying law students around the country to measure how trauma, mental health, and socio-economic factors affect their bar exam results.
Humphrey, an alumna of Cooley Law School, came to MSU Law from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where she was Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Previously, she served in student support roles for nearly 10 years at Cooley, where she was also an adjunct professor.
Ieisha Humphrey’s answer is “YES, with a twist.”
As Michigan State University College of Law’s new Assistant Dean for Professionalism, Leadership, and Bar Success — a role supported by generous third-party funding — she wants bar prep programs and legal institutions to design supportive and effective bar prep courses for test-takers facing current challenges or dealing with past issues.
At MSU Law, she is developing a bar program that does just that.
“Life doesn’t pause during bar prep for these students,” Humphrey said. “Financial challenges, health struggles, discrimination, loss – it all has an impact on how well you do. That’s why we offer holistic, student-centered support that addresses the full spectrum of barriers students may face.
Humphrey and her research partner, Joseline Jean-Louis Hardwick, a professor at Cooley Law School, are surveying law students around the country to measure how trauma, mental health, and socio-economic factors affect their bar exam results.
Humphrey, an alumna of Cooley Law School, came to MSU Law from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where she was Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Previously, she served in student support roles for nearly 10 years at Cooley, where she was also an adjunct professor.
