Yale Law dean Heather Gerken denounces protestors at a recent campus event
REUTERS –Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken on Monday called the behavior of some Yale Law students who protested a controversial campus speaker “unacceptable,” marking her first public comments on the March 10 incident that spurred a wave of discussion about free speech at the elite school. “This is an institution of higher learning, not a town…
Read More about Yale Law dean Heather Gerken denounces protestors at a recent campus eventLatino college student enrollment fell during the COVID-19 pandemic
USA TODAY — The COVID-19 pandemic pummelled Latino college enrollment rates. Latino enrollment fell 7% from fall 2019 to fall 2021. At community colleges, the decline was more than twice that. Latino enrollment had grown 48% from 2009 to 2019. “It’s unbelievable how much COVID managed to reverse that,” Iowa State professor Erin Doran said. Latinos are…
Read More about Latino college student enrollment fell during the COVID-19 pandemicWhite House proposes increase in Pell grants
INSIDE HIGHER ED –President Biden proposed a $2,175 increase in the maximum Pell Grant Monday in his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2023. That would bring the maximum annual Pell award to $8,670. There is no guarantee the president will get what he’s asking for. And Republicans in Congress are already taking aim at the…
Read More about White House proposes increase in Pell grantsProspect of additional funding points to promising future for HBCUs
THE HECHINGER REPORT –Nearly 150 years after its founding, the end was near for Wesley College. A fixture of Delaware’s state capital, the private liberal arts institution had a reputation for offering a close-knit and supportive atmosphere for its students. Even so, its enrollment had dwindled from a high of 2,250 students in 2003 to about…
Read More about Prospect of additional funding points to promising future for HBCUsNew Carnegie classifications feature institutions that illustrate equity and social mobility
HIGHER ED DIVE –The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education recently announced that they will reexamine the Carnegie Classifications to better reflect the public purpose of higher education by creating a classification that ranks institutions based on economic and social mobility and emphasizing the diversity of higher education…
Read More about New Carnegie classifications feature institutions that illustrate equity and social mobilityCollege students react to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in several states
INSIDE HIGHER ED –State lawmakers have proposed a record 238 anti-LGBTQ+ bills so far this year, according to an analysis by NBC News—nearly six times as many as in all of 2018. They range from a proposed school library ban on books about sexual or gender identity in Oklahoma to legislation prohibiting scholars from publicly…
Read More about College students react to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in several statesNew Title IX rule to improve protections for transgender students
THE WASHINGTON POST — Discrimination against transgender students would be a violation of federal civil rights law under proposed regulations the Education Department is expected to finalize in the coming weeks. Title IX bars discrimination on the basis of sex in education, and the new rules would make clear this includes discrimination based on sexual…
Read More about New Title IX rule to improve protections for transgender studentsWellness tips for members of the legal profession coping with job pressure
ABA JOURNAL — Stress is one of the defining characteristics of becoming and being a lawyer. Applying to law school, figuring out how to pay tuition, taking finals and studying for the bar exam are difficult enough. Things don’t get any easier once you become an actual practicing attorney. No matter what type of law you…
Read More about Wellness tips for members of the legal profession coping with job pressureGoodwin law firm launches diversity fellowship program for second-year law students
GOODWIN LAW –Goodwin’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program for the 2023 Summer Associate class is open for applications. The Diversity Fellowships provide second-year law students from historically excluded groups with the opportunity to earn a position in Goodwin’s 2023 Summer Associate program, in addition to receiving an award of $30,000. Finalists for the 2L Fellowship will be…
Read More about Goodwin law firm launches diversity fellowship program for second-year law studentsUC Irvine Law librarian Matthew Flyntz gives advice for legal employers hiring law students for research projects
ABA JOURNAL — As a law school reference librarian, I field a lot of questions from law students working at internships, externships and summer jobs. Over the years, I’ve seen some recurring issues with the research assignments given to law students, and I thought it might be helpful to discuss some of them here.
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