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,[1] and his next book, We're All A Bit Messy,[21] is scheduled to be published in late 2023.[22]
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) University of Alabama (M.B.A.) |
| Known for | Higher Education Leadership |
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,"[3] 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,[27] Anna Lembke,[28] and Kristin Neff.[29] Spivey has served on the board of directors for two legal education entities — a non-profit[30] and a tech startup — and is a former advisory board member for LexisNexis.[31] He is also a former elite runner.[32] He is from New Canaan, Connecticut and resides in Boulder, Colorado.
References
edit- ^ a b "The PowerScore/Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Bible is Out Now! | PowerScore". www.powerscore.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "About". The Spivey Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "Status Check with Spivey". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "About Us". Spivey Consulting Group. Web. https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/about/
- ^ Karr, Jane (2017-11-03). "On Trial: GRE v. LSAT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Stripling, Jack (2023-12-04). "Yale sparked a U.S. News rankings revolt. Here's what happened next". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Sloan, Karen (2021-08-03). "Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since dot-com bubble". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "GMAT and GRE Tutor". education.economist.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Marcus, Jon (2023-08-03). "As colleges quit US News rankings, how do you pick a school?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Coffey, Lauren (2023-08-04). "Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Rather than increasing 1L class size in 2018, some law schools shrunk strategically". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "After tenure removals, Vermont Law School is now on sanction list of professors' organization". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Perfecting the Sales Pitch". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2003-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "A Law School Application Resume That Made the Cut". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "And the U.S. News law school ranking fallout begins…". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Mystal, Elie (2013-03-12). "The 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings - Above the Law". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Zaretsky, Elie Mystal, Staci (2014-03-11). "The U.S. News 2015 Law School Rankings Are Here: Smell The Prestige - Above the Law". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Khan Academy's Free LSAT Prep Program Draws Jeers, Cheers". Law.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "TaxProf Blog: Will Universities, Colleges, And Law School Campuses Be Open In Fall 2020?". taxprof.typepad.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Spivey, Mike (2020-03-27). "How Will COVID-19 Impact Law Schools As The Summer Progresses? - Above the Law". Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Mike Spivey on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Mike Spivey on LinkedIn: LSAT Prep Books". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Blog | Spivey Consulting". www.spiveyconsulting.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Dr. Jud Brewer on the Highly Effective Way to Overcome Anxiety". Spotify. Web.
- ^ "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
- ^ Interview with Dr. Gabor Maté, Author of "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts", 2021-05-17, retrieved 2023-05-11
- ^ Dr. Anna Lembke, Author of Dopamine Nation & Featured on The Social Dilemma, 2021-10-26, retrieved 2023-05-11
- ^ Interview with Dr. Kristin Neff on How Self-Compassion Can Help You Achieve Your Goals, 2021-06-08, retrieved 2023-05-11
- ^ "Archive". Law School Transparency. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Growth". Slimming Stram & Fit Spivey. 2024-02-17. Spotify.