AccessLex reports on the undergraduate institutions that send the most students to law school
ACCESSLEX — The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) recently released the 2017 Top 240 Feeder Schools for ABA Applicants. This annual publication lists the 240 schools that supply the most applicants to ABA-approved law schools per academic year.
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LAW.COM — Can a new online learning program reach minority undergraduates interested in law school? Plus, Karen Sloan examines how Florida International University manages to dominate the Sunshine State’s bar exam.
Read More about Weekly legal education report from National Law Journal’s Karen SloanCreighton Law’s Black Law Students Association honored by university
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY — The Black Law Students Association was honored by Creighton University as the “Most Outstanding Graduate/Professional School Student Organization” for the 2017-18 academic year.
Read More about Creighton Law’s Black Law Students Association honored by universityBrooklyn Law LGBT Advocacy Clinic and Cardozo Law Civil Rights Clinic win settlement related to prison sexual assault case
VICE — LeslieAnn Manning says she was raped by another inmate in 2013. Five years later, she won a historic sum from the state — but she’s still locked up in a men’s facility. Brooklyn Law School LGBT Advocacy Clinic litigated the case alongside with the Civil Rights Clinic at Cardozo Law School.
Read More about Brooklyn Law LGBT Advocacy Clinic and Cardozo Law Civil Rights Clinic win settlement related to prison sexual assault caseAmerican University Washington College of Law hosts conference on African-Americans and the legal profession
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On April 17, American University Washington College of Law proudly presented the 22nd Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law. This annual conference addresses matters of law and associated issues that affect African-American life and culture.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law hosts conference on African-Americans and the legal professionFirst-generation lawyers face additional challenges in transition to practice
LAW PRACTICE TODAY — The runway for new lawyer success is shorter than ever, and all lawyers face challenges making the transition from school to practice. But first-generation lawyers can face an even steeper climb.
Read More about First-generation lawyers face additional challenges in transition to practiceStudy: Colleges tend to recruit from more affluent and less diverse high schools
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Colleges like to tout their commitment to diversity, but the way they recruit students tell a different story. A research study on high school recruitment visits found that high schools that were visited for recruiting events tended to be whiter and wealthier than schools that were not visited.
Read More about Study: Colleges tend to recruit from more affluent and less diverse high schoolsHarvard Law and UCLA Law centers release report on educational experience of students with disabilities by race
HARVARD LAW TODAY — A new report providing the first state-by-state estimate of lost instruction due to discipline for black and white students with disabilities finds dramatic disparities in suspensions by race. The study was conducted by Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice and UCLA’s The Civil Rights Project.
Read More about Harvard Law and UCLA Law centers release report on educational experience of students with disabilities by raceYale Law panel addresses sexual harassment and #MeToo movement
YALE DAILY NEWS — The panel, titled “Sexual Harassment Law in the Age of Trump and #Metoo,” took place on April 11 at the Yale Law School and brought together academics, social workers and students in an effort to explore the complexities of sexual harassment and its depiction in popular culture.
Read More about Yale Law panel addresses sexual harassment and #MeToo movementWayne Law hosts Georgia State Law professor for talk on diversity and inclusion in higher education
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Georgia State University Law professor Tanya Washington will speak on April 16 at Wayne State University on “Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Bridging the Gap to Strengthen a Positive Campus Climate.”
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