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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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Law schools see increase in bar pass rates for graduates
ABA JOURNAL — The bar passage rate for first-time test-takers has increased by nearly 5 percentage points, according to data released Monday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. First-time test-takers who graduate from an ABA-accredited law school in 2019 have an aggregate pass rate of 79.64%, compared to 74.83% for 2018….
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White House budget proposes cuts to student aid and research grants
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION — President Trump on Monday called for $5.6 billion in cuts to the Department of Education’s budget for FY 2021, a move that would weaken critical higher education programs that support low- and middle-income students and families.
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U.S. Department of Education Title IX changes may complicate Higher Education Act reauthorization efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Any deal to update the law governing federal student aid would have to overcome concerns about the highly charged new rule U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is about to release on what colleges are required do about allegations of sexual assault or harassment on campuses. That was the message from an aide….
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- 11th Annual Energy Law Symposium - Texas A&M University School of Law - February 27-28, 2020
- West Virginia Law Review State and Local Law Symposium - West Virginia University College of Law - February 27-28, 2020
- 24th Annual BCLT/BTLJ Symposium The Roles of Technology Expertise in Law and Policy - University of California, Berkeley School of Law - February 27-28, 2020
- Law 2030: A Global Conversation About the Future of the Profession - University of Pennsylvania Law School - February 27-28, 2020
- Symposium on Economic Analysis of Law: 6th Annual Conference of Brazilian & American Judges - American University, Washington College of Law - February 27-28, 2020
- Free Speech Jurisprudence and Its Interactions with Social Justice - William & Mary Law School - February 28, 2020
- Legal Legacy of 1619 - University of California, Hastings College of the Law - February 28, 2020
- 12th Annual Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal CLE and Symposium - Texas Tech University School of Law - February 28, 2020
- 2020 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium: The Future of Work - University of Kansas School of Law - February 28, 2020
- Oil & Gas Pipeline Legal Conference - The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law - February 28, 2020