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Willamette Law and Portland State University partner on direct-admission program
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY — Portland State University and Willamette University announced a new direct-admission program that provides streamlined access to law school. The partnership guarantees undergraduate students admission to Willamette University College of Law, in addition to an annual $10,000 scholarship, renewable for three years.
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Willamette Law students create Racial Justice Task Force
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Around 20 new attorneys formed the Racial Justice Task Force last summer to study the peremptory challenge, a tool used by attorneys during jury selection to remove jurors without having to state a reason. They conclude that the challenge needs work, or it needs to go.
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New report highlights gender pay disparity among highest research university salaries
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Women are 60 percent of all professionals in higher education and have been earning the majority of master’s and doctoral degrees for decades. Yet women represent just 24 percent of the highest-paid faculty members and administrators at 130 leading research universities, according to a new study.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- The 36th Annual Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture Series — University of San Diego School of Law — February 25, 2021
- Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America: Rocio Rosales, Fruteros — University of California, Irvine School of Law — February 25, 2021
- Indiana International and Comparative Law Review Symposium: International Law and Human Rights Under a New Administration — Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law — February 25, 2021
- Emerging Environmental Law Curriculum Workshops: New Techniques in the Classroom and Beyond — Vermont Law School — February 25, 2021
- Rural Law and Policy Virtual Seminar Series: Rural Public Defenders — University of Nebraska College of Law — February 25, 2021
- Privacy Praxis Conference: “The Bridge: How Does Your Scholarship/Work Live in This World?” — University of Kansas School of Law — February 25, 2021
- Lost and Found: Intellectual Property, Race and Restorative Justice — Northeastern University School of Law — February 25, 2021
- The Future of Police Reform and Civil Rights in the Biden Administration — Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University — February 25, 2021
- WVU Law Review Virtual Symposium: Artificial Intelligence and the Law — West Virginia University College of Law — February 25-26, 2021
- 26th Annual Law, Ethics and National Security Conference — 26th Annual Law, Ethics and National Security Conference — February 25-27, 2021