The
University
of
Cincinnati
College
of
Law
has
a
unique
history.
The
school
boasts
a
former
President
and
Supreme
Court
Justice
alumnus
in
William
Howard
Taft
and
ranks
at
the
top
of
schools
producing
public
interest
lawyers.
But
their
future
looks
just
as
promising
—
a
very
generous
donation
will
help
the
school
and
its
alumni
make
even
more
history.
Forbes
has
coverage:
The
University
of
Cincinnati
has
received
a
record
$43.2
million
commitment
for
its
College
of
Law.
It’s
the
largest
donation
in
the
nearly
200-year
history
of
the
college,
which
will
be
renamed
the
Donald
P.
Klekamp
College
of
Law
in
recognition
of
the
gift
by
the
Klekamp
family,
in
honor
of
their
father,
Donald
Klekamp.“The
Klekamp
family’s
extraordinary
generosity
honors
Donald
Klekamp’s
legacy
while
strengthening
our
ability
to
prepare
the
next
generation
of
talented
legal
minds,”
said
University
of
Cincinnati
President
Neville
G.
Pinto,
in
the
university’s
news
release.
“This
investment
advances
our
mission,
expands
opportunity
for
our
students
and
positions
the
college
for
even
greater
national
impact.”
The
endowment
will
be
used
in
ways
that
could
cause
the
school
to
jump
up
in
the
rankings.
Already
clocking
in
at
a
respectable
88%
bar
passage
rate,
some
of
the
money
will
go
to
helping
students
better
prepare
for
the
bar.
It
will
also
be
a
boon
for
grabbing
talent!
When
law
students-to-be
are
deciding
which
school
to
commit
to,
scholarships
and
affordability
sweeten
the
pot.
Especially
if
they’re
considering
a
career
in
corporate
law.
Congratulations
to
the
school
and
the
generations
of
Klekamp
lawyers
to
come!
One
small
request
—
in
the
process
of
writing
this
article,
I
went
down
a
research
rabbit
hole
and
got
a
craving
for
5-way
chili.
If
someone
could
have
a
plate
in
my
honor,
I’d
be
much
obliged.
University
Of
Cincinnati
Receives
Record
Gift
For
Its
College
Of
Law
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media
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and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
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Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
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former
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