Concordia University School of Law to permanently close

Concordia University School of Law, which has been providing legal education in Boise since 2012, will close permanently at the end of the summer term as part of the closure of Concordia University-Portland.

SHUTTING DOWN.CONCORDIA LAW... INBOISE... SHARING THEANNOUNCEMENTTHURSDAY.DOORS WILL CLOSEFOR THE LAST TIME...AT THE END OFSUMMER TERM.AS WE REPORTED...THE YOUNG SCHOOL-- FOUNDED IN 20-12-- OVERCAME ITSSHARE OFCHALLENGES.BUT IT APPEARS THERECENTANNOUNCEMENT BYITS SPONSORINSTITUTION --CONCORDIAUNIVERSITY INPORTLAND -- THAT ITWOULD CLOSE DOWNDUE TO FINANCIALDIFFICULTIES....SIGNALED THEBEGINNING OF THEEND.AS WE ALSO TOLDYOU... THEUNIVERSITY SIGNED ALETTER OF INTENTBACK IN FEBRUARY...TO TRANSFER THELAW SCHOOL FROMCONCORDIAPORTLAND TOCONCORDIA ST PAUL.BUT THE TWOUNIVERSITIES COULDNOT COME TO A FINALAGREEMENT... ANDTHE TRANSFER FELLAPART.DETAILS ON THATDEAL...UNAVAILABLE... DUETO PENDINGLITIGATION."IT WASHEARTBREAKINGFOR ME.

STARTING ALAW SCHOOL FROMSCRATCH ISINCREDIBLYCHALLENGING ANDTHE FACT THAT WEWERE ABLE TO DO ITIN THE SHORTESTTIME FRAME ANDBECOMENATIONALLYRECOGNIZED INSUCH A SHORTWINDOW OF TIME IT'SREALLY HARD TOSEE SOMETHINGTHAT IS BASED OUTOF THE CONTROL OFTHE LAW SCHOOLTHAT THIS IS GOINGTO GO AWAY."CONCORDIA LAWHAD ITS LARGESTCLASS EVER... THISPAST FALL... WITH 89STUDENTS.THEY SAY THEY AREWORKING WITHSTUDENTS... TOEITHER TRANSFER TOOTHER LAWSCHOOLS... OR FINDA TEACH OUTPROGRAM WITHANOTHER