Dean Zak Kramer discussed record bar exam results, a culture of high expectations and the student challenge that left him with a permanent reminder of their success.
鶹Ƶ School of Law Dean Zak Kramer discussed a transformation in the law school’s culture in a recent FOX8 feature, describing how ambitious goals, rigorous preparation and student support helped raise expectations for success.
a recurring feature in which senior reporter Bob Buckley profiles the lives and impact of North Carolinians. FOX8 WGHP, based in High Point, North Carolina, covers news across the Piedmont Triad and state.
“The students here today have seen a level of success that the founders of this law school dreamed of,” Kramer says in the piece, discussing a shift in mindset among students, faculty and staff at the law school.
The segment highlighted Kramer’s promise to get a tattoo if the Class of 2025 achieved an 85% first-time bar passage rate. The class exceeded that goal with a record 90.9% passage rate on spring bar exams in North Carolina and 11 other jurisdictions.
Kramer held up his end of the deal over Labor Day weekend.
Buckley connected 鶹Ƶ Law’s success to the university’s broader culture of ambitious goals, citing former 鶹Ƶ football coach Curt Cignetti’s success in raising the Phoenix’s profile before leading Indiana to a national championship earlier this year.
“Reach for something unreasonable. We can grab it if we do it together,” Kramer said.