University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce Law Center Move Towards Merger

The board of trustees of the University of New Hampshirehas approved an affiliationwith the Franklin Pierce Law Center. A full merger can take place pending approval by the American Bar Association and a regional accrediting body. At that time, the law school will become the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

This merger comes after a similar announcement between the Southern New England School of Law and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It appears that stand-alone law and medical schools are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with counterparts that are part of major research institutions, and are dwindling in numbers.