Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.

This week, I’m looking at a new essay in the Harvard Law Review by Yale law dean Heather Gerken on bridging the perceived gap between practice and theory in legal education. Next up, I’m checking in with Lily Knezevich from the Law School Admission Council on whether it’s planning to offer something akin to the new so-called “adversity rankings” soon to be provided by The College Board for SAT takers. Read on!