Should students in need receive a monthly stipend while in college?
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Scott Myers-Lipton, a professor of sociology at San José State University, was dismayed to hear the same stories from his students semester after semester: students were routinely struggling financially; some were sleeping in their cars, “scared out of their minds” about their safety. Others were even spending nights in the campus library…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Virginia’s Republican attorney general issued an advisory opinion Friday concluding that the state’s public universities cannot require vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition for enrollment or attendance. The advisory reverses an opinion from his Democratic predecessor that reached the opposite conclusion last year. The new opinion from Virginia attorney general Jason S. Miyares…
Read More about Virginia Attorney General says public colleges cannot mandate COVID-19 vaccine in stateThe path to law firm partnership gets longer for new associates
REUTERS — The number of years it takes to become partner at a major law firm is getting longer and longer, new research shows, despite tentative moves by some large firms to speed the way. Associates last year took an average of nearly nine years to make partner at the firms where they began their careers, according…
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Law firm leaders, partners, and recruiting departments already know how to find the same small number of diverse candidates year in and year out, say Intellectual Ventures’ Arvin Patel and Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP partner Jonathan K. Waldrop. The key to improving firm diversity is to dramatically increase diverse hires, implement diverse hiring…
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The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford0 — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a list of guidelines to submit articles to online law review companions.
Read More about Updated Guide to Submitting to Online Law Review CompanionsBlack Women Law Deans to be Honored for Antiracism Efforts
BLOOMBERG LAW — This summer, the deaths of George Floyd and others sparked demands for systemic reform, including in the legal profession. And law schools were among the institutions that jumped at the opportunity. Now, five Black women law school deans will be recognized for their efforts to reshape legal education and provide law students and young…
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig had only been a tenure-track professor for four years when she decided to start a workshop that would help other black women law faculty advance in their careers. Now in its 14th year, the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop & Writing Retreat—named for the first…
Read More about Boston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig discusses programs to improve diversity in the legal professionSouthern University Law Center hosting first-of-its-kind boot camp to push more Black students to become sports agents
WAFB 9 — There’s a new push to create more diversity in the sports agent industry. The Southern University Law Center, in partnership with Diverse Representation, are hosting its inaugural Sports Agent Bootcamp. The first-of-its-kind program will take place Feb. 4-5, 2022. Organizers say there are simply not enough Black sports agents, but they believe this plan is…
Read More about Southern University Law Center hosting first-of-its-kind boot camp to push more Black students to become sports agentsWhat Law Firms Can Learn From the Unprecedented Hiring Market of 2021
JD SUPRA — 2020 was the year of The Great Pause. While law firms did not turn to layoffs as seen in previous downturns, they hit the pause button on hiring almost entirely. By the end of 2020, firms were awash with cash, low on talent and beginning to see signs of a recovering market. In 2021,…
Read More about What Law Firms Can Learn From the Unprecedented Hiring Market of 2021Law Firms Can’t Just Keep Throwing Money at Growing Talent War: 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market
THOMSON REUTERS — Having regained their footing after navigating the depths of the pandemic, law firms are facing a growing talent war that threatens to upend the legal industry’s newfound momentum. But the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market, issued today by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law…
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