University of Virginia Law selects former NAACP general counsel Kim Kennan as commencement speaker
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Kim Keenan, a 1987 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will serve as the school’s commencement speaker for the Class of 2022 in May. Keenan is a mediator, arbitrator and neutral evaluator at JAMS, a Washington, D.C.-based private alternative dispute resolution provider. From 2010-14, Keenan served as general…
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — At a public hearing Tuesday afternoon, the Oregon Supreme Court unanimously expressed approval in concept of two alternative pathways to the traditional bar exam and tasked the Board of Bar Examiners to assemble a committee to develop the details for implementation and consideration by the Court in the coming months. In anticipation of…
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CNN POLITICS — The Supreme Court announced Monday it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a move that could eliminate campus practices that have widely benefitted Black and Hispanic students. The justices said they will hear challenges to policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that use students’ race among many criteria…
Read More about US Supreme Court to take up Harvard and University of North Carolina affirmative action casesThe SAT exam announces move to all digital format by 2024
AP NEWS — The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission. Test-takers will be allowed to use their own laptops or tablets but they’ll still have to sit for the test at a…
Read More about The SAT exam announces move to all digital format by 2024Survey: College professors raise fewer concerns about students cheating online
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Faculty concerns over academic integrity in online courses have eased since 2020, when the transition to online learning first began, according to a new study from Wiley. The research and education company found that 77 percent of instructors surveyed last year believed students were more likely to cheat online than in person—a decline of…
Read More about Survey: College professors raise fewer concerns about students cheating onlineColleges become vital COVID-19 testing centers as the pandemic continues
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have played a key role in providing testing and other health resources—not just on campuses but in their local communities. With cases spiking as the start of the third pandemic year approaches, many colleges are leveraging their resources and brainpower in…
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JD SUPRA — In a precedential decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently revived a lawsuit against Millersville University, finding for the first time that a university may be held liable under Title IX for acts perpetrated by a non-student. Hall v. Millersville University, No. 19-3275, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 715,…
Read More about Federal court finds universities can be held liable for actions of non-students under Title IXUS Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
AP NEWS — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his first high court opening, which he has pledged to fill with the historic naming of the court’s first Black woman. Breyer, 83, has been a pragmatic force on a court that has grown increasingly conservative, trying…
Read More about US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retireNew York State Bar Association says law graduates should not have to disclose juvenile records to become licensed
REUTERS — New York should stop asking aspiring lawyers about their juvenile criminal records during the character and fitness review required for licensing, the New York State Bar Association said Monday. Forcing law students to disclose information about sealed criminal records, juvenile delinquency, dismissed cases and non-pending arrests that didn’t lead to a conviction — which is…
Read More about New York State Bar Association says law graduates should not have to disclose juvenile records to become licensedUniversity of Oregon to host summer Sports Law Institute
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Oregon Law’s Summer Sports Law Institute gathers many of the industry’s top professors and students for a cutting-edge study of the myriad legal issues facing today’s sports lawyers. The program emphasizes the legal and intellectual breadth of sports law from economics to regulation and Title IX to intellectual property.…
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