Mike Spivey (law school administration) explained

Mike Spivey
Birth Place:New Canaan, CT
Nationality:American
Known For:Higher Education Leadership
Alma Mater:Vanderbilt University (B.A.) University of Alabama (M.B.A.)

Mike Spivey is an author,[1] motivational speaker,[2] podcaster,[3] and the founder of The Spivey Consulting Group,[4] and he has been featured in national media outlets including The New York Times,[5] The Washington Post,[6] Reuters,[7] The Economist,[8] USA Today,[9] Inside Higher Ed,[10] the ABA Journal,[11] [12] The Chronicle of Higher Education,[13] U.S. News & World Report,[14] CNN/Fortune,[15] Above the Law,[16] [17] and Law.com.[18] He is a former senior-level administrator at Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Colorado law schools. He was among the first higher education experts to write publicly about the possibility of university campuses remaining closed through fall 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic[19] and has been featured in the media in respect to how higher education should respond to pandemic-related concerns.[20] He is a co-author of The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible, and his next book, We're All A Bit Messy,[21] is scheduled to be published in late 2023.[22]

He has published hundreds of articles on motivation, goal-setting, how to improve law schools, law school admissions, and legal employment[23] and has been featured as a speaker at colleges and universities, including presenting with Civil Rights Leader Representative John Lewis and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at the University of Alabama.[24] [2] He hosts a podcast, "Status Check with Spivey," in which he speaks about legal education and admissions and has interviewed a number of psychologists and researchers, including Judson A. Brewer,[25] Guy Winch,[26] Gabor Maté, Anna Lembke, and Kristin Neff. Spivey has served on the board of directors for two legal education entities — a non-profit[27] and a tech startup — and is a former advisory board member for LexisNexis.[28] He is also a former elite runner.[29] He is from New Canaan, Connecticut and resides in Boulder, Colorado.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible is Out Now! PowerScore . 2023-05-11 . www.powerscore.com.
  2. Web site: About . 2023-05-11 . The Spivey Blog . en-US.
  3. Web site: Status Check with Spivey . 2023-05-11 . Spotify . en.
  4. "About Us". Spivey Consulting Group. Web. https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about/
  5. News: Karr . Jane . 2017-11-03 . On Trial: GRE v. LSAT . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-11 . 0362-4331.
  6. News: Stripling . Jack . 2023-12-04 . Yale sparked a U.S. News rankings revolt. Here's what happened next. . en-US . The Washington Post . 2023-12-13.
  7. News: Sloan . Karen . 2021-08-03 . Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since dot-com bubble . en . Reuters . 2023-05-11.
  8. Web site: GMAT and GRE Tutor . 2023-05-11 . education.economist.com . en.
  9. News: Marcus . Jon . 2023-08-03 . As colleges quit US News rankings, how do you pick a school? . 2023-05-11 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  10. News: Coffey . Lauren . 2023-08-04 . Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays . en-US . Inside Higher Ed . 2023-08-08 .
  11. Web site: Rather than increasing 1L class size in 2018, some law schools shrunk strategically . 2023-05-11 . ABA Journal . en.
  12. Web site: After tenure removals, Vermont Law School is now on sanction list of professors' organization . 2023-05-11 . ABA Journal . en.
  13. Web site: 2003-02-21 . Perfecting the Sales Pitch . 2023-05-11 . The Chronicle of Higher Education . en.
  14. Web site: A Law School Application Resume That Made the Cut . 2023-05-11.
  15. Web site: And the U.S. News law school ranking fallout begins… . 2023-05-11 . Fortune . en.
  16. Web site: Mystal . Elie . 2013-03-12 . The 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings - Above the Law . 2023-05-11 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Zaretsky . Elie Mystal, Staci . 2014-03-11 . The U.S. News 2015 Law School Rankings Are Here: Smell The Prestige - Above the Law . 2023-05-11 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Khan Academy's Free LSAT Prep Program Draws Jeers, Cheers . 2023-05-11 . Law.com . en.
  19. Web site: TaxProf Blog: Will Universities, Colleges, And Law School Campuses Be Open In Fall 2020? . 2023-05-11 . taxprof.typepad.com . en.
  20. Web site: Spivey . Mike . 2020-03-27 . How Will COVID-19 Impact Law Schools As The Summer Progresses? - Above the Law . 2023-05-11 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Mike Spivey on LinkedIn . 2023-08-25 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  22. Web site: Mike Spivey on LinkedIn: LSAT Prep Books . 2023-05-11 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  23. Web site: Blog Spivey Consulting . 2023-05-11 . www.spiveyconsulting.com.
  24. "2019 Annual Symposium". The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute. 23 August 2019. Web. https://blackburninstitute.sa.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2019/08/2019-Annual-Symposium-Program-Guide.pdf
  25. "Dr. Jud Brewer on the Highly Effective Way to Overcome Anxiety". Spotify. Web.
  26. "Dr. Guy Winch on Handling Rejection (& Waiting) in the Admissions and Job Search Process". Spotify. Web. https://open.spotify.com/episode/14r57V8z6vqOOdKynM7Acfhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4M8cRo7TzlZIx1JWhBRDct
  27. Web site: Archive . 2023-05-11 . Law School Transparency . en.
  28. "Law School Faculty Advisory Board Meets to Review Products, Teaching Methods". LexisNexis Information Professional (May 2009): page 8. http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/pdf/20100512121216_large.pdf
  29. Growth . Slimming Stram & Fit Spivey . Spotify . 2024-02-17.

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