Brooklyn Law School’s new Women’s Leadership Network aims to advance careers

December 4, 2017

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL – Brooklyn Law School launched the new Women’s Leadership Network with a program that drew more than 120 attendees and featured a presentation and small group discussions.

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University of Miami Law brings back interdisciplinary course on #BlackLivesMatter

December 4, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – With a fresh new syllabus and a second SEEDS award from the University, the course will again be offered to students campus wide in Spring 2018.

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ABA kicks off initiative to identify why many women leave the legal profession mid-career

November 27, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – An ABA initiative to study why women are leaving the profession mid-career kicked off last week with a summit at Harvard Law School.

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Researchers pinpoint which students struggle the most with student debt using Federal Reserve data

November 27, 2017

WASHINGTON POST – Older African Americans and college students with children disproportionately bear the burden of education debt, according to a pair of reports released this week.

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Western New England University Law symposium looks at perspectives on racial justice

November 27, 2017

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY – The Western New England University School of Law recently hosted a symposium titled “Perspectives on Racial Justice in the Era of #BlackLivesMatter.”

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Arizona State University Law alumna uses legal skills to help Native Americans

November 17, 2017

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Throughout its 29 years, the Indian Legal Program has fostered the diversity of its students and the ideas that they bring to the law community.

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Millennials now make up the largest generational group in large law firms

November 13, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – Millennials—people who range in age from 18 to 36—make up the largest generational group in the nation’s top law firms.

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Two Fordham Law, Georgetown Law professors lead legal team for project to increase reach of broadband internet access in Harlem

November 13, 2017

JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – Olivier Sylvain and Sheila Foster are leading the legal team of a project that hopes to bring broadband internet access to low-income residents in Harlem.

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University of Wisconsin Law’s Latino exoneration program recognized with award

November 13, 2017

WISCONSIN BAR – Those questions spurred creation of the Wisconsin Latino Exoneration Program, an initiative of the Wisconsin Innocence Project at the U.W. Law School.

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ABA Young Lawyers Division wants newer attorneys on ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to Bar

November 6, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – The ABA Young Lawyers Division has recommended that the council add two young attorneys who are not employed in legal education as voting members.

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