AALS study: Law school deanship has become more diverse
ABA JOURNAL — The number of women and people of color in law school dean positions is growing, but those hired through search firms were mostly white men, according to a new study released by the Association of American Law Schools.
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REUTERS — Online teaching is not going to go away with the pandemic, according to a new survey of law school deans.
Read More about Survey: Law school deans report online classes and remote work likely to stay beyond the pandemicAALS study looks at how the pandemic has changed the priorities of law school deans
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Association of American Law Schools wanted to know how law deans are different now, after the COVID-19 pandemic. So they organized a survey by NORC at the University of Chicago.
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LEGAL NEWS — The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the focus of law school deans according to the American Law School Dean Study, released recently by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) based on a survey by NORC at the University of Chicago.
Read More about AALS study looks at the career pathways, responsibilities, and challenges facing law school deansThe many joys of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmation
CNN — It’s impossible to overstate how joyously layered this moment is. On Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the US Supreme Court, after a bipartisan group of senators voted earlier this week to advance her nomination. Understandably, most discussions of this groundbreaking time have focused on how the judge’s confirmation has positioned her…
Read More about The many joys of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmationBlack law deans discuss how Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation will inspire students
REUTERS — The expected confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court could prompt a greater number of diverse students — particularly Black women — to pursue a law degree, legal educators predicted this week.
Read More about Black law deans discuss how Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation will inspire studentsAmerican Bar Association approves proposed revisions to law school accreditation standards
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The American Bar Association House of Delegates passed a package of proposed revisions to the ABA law school accreditation standards at its midyear meeting in February, including a requirement that law schools provide bias training and substantial opportunities for students to develop a professional identity.
Read More about American Bar Association approves proposed revisions to law school accreditation standardsUniversity of Virginia Law professors Molly Bishop Shadel and J.H. Verkerke co-author paper on law school classroom participation
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Numerous studies have shown that when classroom participation depends on volunteers, male students speak more often. The solution, three University of Virginia professors explain in a new paper focused on law school classes — is to call on students systematically, and with care.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professors Molly Bishop Shadel and J.H. Verkerke co-author paper on law school classroom participationLooking at law school eviction prevention programs across the country
ABC NEWS — While some financial resources started during the pandemic outlasted the eviction moratorium, Attorney General Merrick Garland on Aug. 30, 2021, also called upon lawyers and law students to help fill the gap after the moratorium ended by helping with Emergency Rental Assistance applications, volunteering with legal aid providers and assisting courts with implementing…
Read More about Looking at law school eviction prevention programs across the countryPodcast: Northern Kentucky University Law Judith Daar discusses leadership during the pandemic
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…
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