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Baylor Law Legal Mapmaker Program
Baylor University Law School has developed a new collaborative program, Legal Mapmaker, that addresses the access-to-justice problem for low- and middle-income Americans who have basic legal needs, but cannot afford the services of an attorney.
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Fifty Ways to Promote Teaching and Learning
Gerald Hess, Professor Emeritus at Gonzaga University School of Law, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Dean of University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and Nancy Levit, Professor of Law at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, focus on the efforts law schools and professors can make to improve instruction and student learning in the classroom.
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AALS survey: Law school clinics and pro bono projects help underserved communities across the country
THE NATIONAL JURIST — For the fourth consecutive year, the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) measured how much law schools contribute to the delivery of legal services through clinics, other experiential courses and pro bono activities of graduating law students. Independent Sector, a nonprofit organization coalition, estimates the value of volunteer time to be $25.43 an….
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Proposed spending bill allows use of 529 savings plan to pay for student loans
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Proposed spending bill would let people use 529 savings plans to pay down student loans. Critics say the move would mostly benefit those with enough resources to contribute to a plan. President Trump is expected to sign a spending bill that includes this provision Friday. The amendment would let those with 529 spending plans use the money….
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Report: Rural communities see deficit in access to higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New report examines access to postsecondary opportunities by ZIP code, questions the impact of free college and says for-profit institutions fill gaps between public colleges. The new report and interactive map created by the Jain Family Institute depicts how institutions of higher education are more concentrated in urban hubs and the eastern….
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Picturing ‘Truth’: Visual Images and the Law - Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law - January 11, 2020
- Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference - Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - January 17, 2020
- Historic and Green – A New Climate Agenda - University of Connecticut School of Law - January 24, 2020
- Emerging Issues in Bioethics | The 2020 AJLM Symposium - Boston University School of Law - January 24, 2020
- Developing & Managing CityCounty Operated Airports - University of La Verne College of Law - January 24, 2020
- Annual Chapman Law Review Symposium – 1920-2020: The Effects of Women’s Suffrage 100 Years After Ratification of the 19th Amendment - Chapman University Fowler School of Law - January 24, 2020
- Sixth Annual ADR and Diversity Symposium - New York Law School - January 28, 2020
- SB 35: Another Battleground for State v. Local Control - University of California, Hastings College of the Law - January 30, 2020
- 2020 Gilvary Symposium - University of Dayton School of Law - January 31, 2020
- USF Law Review Symposium: Access to Justice in the Contemporary Workplace - University of San Francisco School of Law - January 31, 2020