USC Gould Law Professor Robin Craid published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

September 15, 2021

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — A USC Gould School of Law professor is one of an international group of lawyers and scientists publishing a paper Aug. 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that explores the continuing roles for government in overseeing the adaptive governance that emerges to manage climate change and

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College gender gap grows with fewer male applicants, attendees, and graduates

September 15, 2021

YAHOO!LIFE — Historically, men have long been prioritized in the realm of higher education. Many American colleges and universities started out as male-only institutions. In the recent past, many Ivy League schools didn’t officially start admitting women until the ‘60s and ‘70s. So what are academic institutions supposed to do when men are no longer interested

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Nation’s First Online-Only Law School Program Gets ABA Approval

September 14, 2021

ABOVE THE LAW — The short answer is that St. Mary’s online program has been approved by the [ABA’s] Council. — a representative of the American Bar Association, commenting on the fact that St. Mary’s University School of Law received approval from the ABA on variance related to its online law degree program.

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Former University of Cincinnati law dean: ABA’s proposed diversity training mandate violates academic freedom

September 14, 2021

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The ABA has proposed mandating diversity training and affirmative action in all of its accredited law schools — and this move is poised to insert the organization’s subjective public policy views on controversial issues directly into the curriculum of accredited law schools.

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Albany Law partners with local colleges for Legal Studies Pathway Program

September 13, 2021

WAMC — Three area institutions have joined forces to offer law students a new opportunity. The University at Albany, Hudson Valley Community College and Albany Law School have launched a “legal studies pathway program,” which guarantees admitted students the opportunity to earn a degree from each institution, culminating with a Juris Doctor from Albany Law.

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UCLA Law launches program on philanthropy and nonprofit organizations

September 13, 2021

UCLA LAW — With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change, UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training, and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society.

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University of Georgia Law introduces scholarship in honor of former state supreme court justice Robert Benham

September 13, 2021

WGAU — The University of Georgia and its School of Law have established a scholarship named in honor of retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, who, a half-century ago, became the second black graduate of UGA’s Law School. The University says the scholarship will help law students from communities that are described as legally underserved.

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Georgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experience

September 13, 2021

GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clinical Professor Lisa Radtke Bliss makes an impact on hundreds of students each year as associate dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at Georgia State College of Law, but her role in educating the next generation of lawyers can be attributed to a serendipitous opportunity that occurred while she was

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Harvard Law interviews chair of Shield Working Group, professor Annette Gordon-Reed

September 9, 2021

HARVARD LAW TODAY — On August 23, Harvard Law School unveiled its new shield, which was researched and developed over the past year by a working group of faculty, students, alumni, and staff that was led by Annette Gordon-Reed ’84, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor.

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University of Miami Law launches transactional skills program

September 9, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law recently rolled out a Transactional Skills Program with Marcia Narine Weldon at the lead. The program enables students to leave law school with a solid background in how to review, draft, and negotiate documents from confidentiality agreements to due diligence memoranda to contracts

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