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Over 20,000 Alumni Doing Great Things Across the Nation and Worldwide.
 

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We offer part-time and full-time admission, including weekends and accelerated programs. And we have multiple campuses and year-round classes, so you can attend when it works for you — and where it works for you. Learn more about all that WMU-Cooley Law School has to offer and then get your admission application started!

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FACULTY

WMU-Cooley law professors base their teaching on vast experience as practicing lawyers. They bring a real and tangible perspective to the classroom, making learning robust and relevant. 
 

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“WMU-Cooley has been at the forefront of implementing scientifically proven learning techniques. We want to become a showcase of modern legal education." WMU-Cooley President and Dean James McGrath

DIVERSE STUDENT BODY

The diversity of our student body creates a dynamic learning environment that enriches the educational experience and promotes careers of our graduates.

47%STUDENTS
OF COLOR
Students come from across the nation and around the world.
 
 
 
19-70AGE RANGE
OF STUDENTS
Learn in a welcoming, supportive and rich community environment.
 
 
 
42/58MALE TO FEMALE
All perspectives in the classroom enrich the educational experience.
 
 
 
#1MULTI-RACIAL 
ENROLLMENT
WMU-Cooley is #1 in multi-racial enrollment and degrees awarded.
 
 
 

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Maximize Your Article's Impact

March 29

Congratulations! Your article has been researched, written, edited, and—hurray!—published. After all that work, why stop with one article? With some imagination, you may be able to develop one or more spin-off pieces for other publications. Sometimes this may involve a reprinting of your article in full. More often it will take the form of an excerpt or abridgment.

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Judge Aquilina Leads WMU-Cooley Community Conversation on Sexual Assault

April 16

Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina was the featured speaker during WMU-Cooley Law School’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month Community Conversation, titled “How to Recognize Sexual Assault – and Take Action.”

Learn more about Judge Aquilina Leads WMU-Cooley Community Conversation on Sexual Assault
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