The College Ranking Process Is Under Scrutiny. What That Means If You’re Deciding Where to Go

March 21, 2023

TIME — But attitudes toward these school rankings are shifting—including from some of the schools themselves. The 2022-2023 college admissions decisions come out at a time when the U.S. News rankings in particular have come under a significant amount of scrutiny. Columbia University math professor Michael Thaddeus found inaccuracies in the data that the school submitted, causing it to

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University of Akron Law to host intellectual property symposium

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW — The Midwest’s premier annual intellectual property law CLE will mark its 25th year on Monday, March 27, at The University of Akron. Hosted by the University’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology (UAIP), the Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy is an In-person event that includes full-day Continuing

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University of Arkansas Animal Legal Defense Fund hosts animal rights speaker series

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LAW — The U of A School of Law and the Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter in the School of Law will host the Animal Rights Speaker Series on March 31. First of its kind at the School of Law, the series identifies and brings a distinguished speaker or joint speakers

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University of Arkansas Law professor Christopher Kelley mentors international student from Uzbekistan

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LAW — Two visiting international scholars are spending the semester at the U of A through a faculty professional development program that seeks to enhance their teaching while helping them learn more about higher education in the United States. Malikajon Fayzieva and Miryokub Rakhimov, both of Uzbekistan, arrived on campus in January

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Arizona State University Law hosts Q&A with former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour

March 21, 2023

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Students had the opportunity to hear from a legal giant when the Honorary Louise Arbour stopped by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University on Jan. 27. Arbour was visiting Phoenix from her home in Quebec to receive the O’Connor Justice Prize from the college. The

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UC Law San Francisco Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality to host event series on birthright citizenship

March 21, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — To mark the 125-year anniversary of a court ruling that guaranteed birthright citizenship in the United States, a group of law professors, historians, and SF Chinatown community members will gather for a series of commemorative events in late March. The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) at UC

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University of Cincinnati Law student Elizabeth Gatten discusses her research in workforce housing

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — For Elizabeth Gatten, becoming an attorney was not her dream growing up. In fact, with her biochemistry and microbiology degree she had designs on being a doctor. But then, something happened. “When it came time to submit that medical school application, I realized my heart wasn’t in it anymore,” said

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Cornell Law expands Tenant’s Advocacy Practicum

March 21, 2023

CORNELL LAW — Now in its fourth year, the Tenants Advocacy Practicum at Cornell Law School continues to expand its impact as it works to bridge the housing justice gap in Ithaca and the surrounding counties. The practicum recently achieved a new milestone by recovering more than $100,000 for local tenants over the course of

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Emory Law dean Mary Anne Bobinski to return to faculty position in 2024

March 21, 2023

EMORY LAW — Mary Anne Bobinski, dean of Emory University School of Law, has decided to return to a full-time faculty role in the summer of 2024 after completing a progress-filled five-year term as dean. Ravi V. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, announced Bobinski’s decision today along with plans to launch

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Florida State University Law students join effort to eliminate taxes on diapers

March 21, 2023

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — FSU Law students are joining an effort to permanently abolish Florida’s sales tax on diapers and adult incontinence products. “This bill will make a big difference for struggling families and seniors on a tight budget,” according to an FSU Public Interest Law Center statement. “One of every three families struggles to

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