Stanford Law welcomes first summer pipeline program cohort
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Today, Stanford Law School (SLS) welcomed the first cohort of 20 college students to the law school’s new Stanford Law Scholars Institute (SLSI). SLSI is a leadership and law school pipeline program designed to provide support and training to college undergraduates who want to explore the opportunities and benefits of a…
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LOCAL SYR — PTSD Awareness Day is June 27 and Syracuse University says their law students see the challenges and hardships local veterans face from PTSD as they work at the Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC).
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CHRON LAW — Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law announced last week that Okezie Chukwumerije has taken over as interim dean, replacing Joan R.M. Bullock, effective immediately.
Read More about TSU replaces law school dean after continued troubles, low bar scoresUniversity of Texas Law professor pursues equal pay trial against the university
BLOOMBERG LAW — The University of Texas must face trial on a female class action law professor’s claim under the Equal Pay Act that she was paid less than a male professor for performing equal work, a federal judge in Austin ruled.
Read More about University of Texas Law professor pursues equal pay trial against the universityUniversity of Utah Law adjunct professor Carolynn Clark honored with peacekeeper award
UTAH COUNCIL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION — Carolynn Clark has dedicated her professional life to conflict resolution, mediation, and teaching. She has been a Board member of the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution for 14 years and served as UCCR’s Chair and as a Symposium Chair.
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VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Vermont Law School today announced that on July 1 it will become Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), part of a major restructuring and long-term growth plan that will see the school double down on its public interest mission and transition to a graduate institution housing two schools – law and…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Megan Stevenson of the University of Virginia School of Law and her team have received a $200,000 grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to study the hidden long-term effects of incarceration.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — With help from a record $801,000 in grants, 167 University of Virginia School of Law students will work in public service roles this summer.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students receive grants for summer public interest workUniversity of Virginia Law reflects on history of LGBTQ+ rights at the school during pride month
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — It all started because Bob Schwartz was done with the status quo. The year was 1976, and he was working as a medical records transcriber at the University of Virginia Hospital, playing softball every chance he got and living in a commune south of Batesville.
Read More about University of Virginia Law reflects on history of LGBTQ+ rights at the school during pride monthNew Title IX rules change sexual assault case process, add protections for LGBTQ+ students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s proposal includes revisions to how colleges should address cases of sexual assault and extends protections to LGBTQ students. It does not cover athletics, which will be addressed in the future.
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