University of Miami Law hosts Petty Offenses Symposium
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — The Petty Offenses Symposium, hosted by the University of Miami School of Law’s Human Rights Clinic in collaboration with the University of Miami School of Communication, University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review, University of Miami Law Review, National Law Center on Homeless & Poverty, and the Open Society…
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ABA JOURNAL — The council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which met at the Park Hyatt Chicago in an open session Friday, approved various proposed revisions to accreditation rules and standards, but tabled, for further discussion, a suggested change to Standard 206, which addresses diversity and inclusion.
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FORBES — For the second consecutive year, the highest ranking business schools are reporting significant declines in MBA applications within the double digits.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — A psychologist who studies gender differences in public performance urges instructors to encourage classroom participation in ways that avoid putting students on the spot.
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THE CRIMSON WHITE — The University of Alabama Law hosted the Susan B. Livingston Boot Camp for Success, which is an initiative to provide incoming law students from diverse backgrounds the preparation they need for law school.
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UNIV. OF CINCINNATI LAW — The University of Cincinnati College of Law and Mount St. Joseph University (MSJ) have partnered to create an accelerated dual degree option for highly motivated and highly qualified students seeking to earn their undergraduate and juris doctor degrees in less time.
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PENNSTATE DICKINSON LAW — Lucy Johnston-Walsh, director of the Children’s Advocacy Clinic at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, was a key player in advocating for the creation of a program to offer support, resources and guidance to foster youths at the University. The result is the Fostering Lions program, which proactively works with county agencies that work…
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MARKETPLACE — Some law schools are starting to wonder if the test they have long used for admissions — the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) — may have created barriers to a more diverse applicant pool. That’s why about two dozen law schools, including Harvard University’s, started offering applicants an option to submit a more…
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WMU-COOLEY LAW — Western Michigan Cooley Law School’s Board of Directors passed the motion to reduce tuition rates by 21%, effective Fall of 2020. Their Auburn Hills campus will also be due to closed to reduce expenses.
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THE BAR EXAMINER — Five law schools share their strategies towards preparing students for passing the bar exam.
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