The optimistic folks at Binghamton University are predicting a new law school in SUNY's future. At a Binghamton University Council meeting last week, Interim Provost Jean-Pierre Mileur announced that – pending approval – the University intends to open a law school somewhere between the fall of 2015-16 and the fall of 2017-18. This will give them a good, long time to plan. And to fully digest the fact that, no, a law school isn't a cash cow at all. (At least if you're trying to do it at the level of a SUNY school.)
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