Villanova Law names Jennifer Henfey Associate Dean for Professional Development and Leadership
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law, recently announced the appointment of Jennifer Henfey ’99 to the newly established position of Associate Dean for Professional Development and Leadership for the Charles Widger School of Law. Since 2011 Henfey has led the Office of Career Strategy and Advancement as Executive Director…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors Michael Doran, Richard Schragger and Pierre-Hugues Verdier of the University of Virginia School of Law have become members of the American Law Institute. The ALI announced their election Monday. There are now 31 members of the UVA Law faculty currently affiliated with the institute, which produces scholarly work meant…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Eric Weakley, a member of the so-called “Culpeper Three” and a client of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law, has received an absolute pardon. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted the relief Tuesday. It is the fourth pardon for a clinic client since July. Weakley was convicted…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A client represented by University of Virginia School of Law professor Kelly Orians was recently released from prison after serving more than 26 years when a court agreed to a unique plea deal that focused on reconciliation. At 18, Everett “Buff” Offray fatally shot Timothy Lacey during an argument involving three…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Reforms to retirement plans over the past 25 years have disproportionately benefited the wealthy, according to new research by University of Virginia School of Law professor Michael Doran. That has happened, Doran said, despite lawmakers’ promises that the bipartisan legislation would improve retirement security for all Americans. In his article…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Michael Doran discusses his research on retirement savings and tax reformWidener University Commonwealth Law professor Jill Family elected to American Law Institute
WIDENER UNIVERSITY — Professor Jill Family is the most recent faculty member at Widener Law Commonwealth to be elected to the American Law Institute, a private, nonprofit national organization which produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law to promote the better administration of justice. Family is a professor of law and faculty director…
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Willamette University College of Law announced today that it would terminate conditional scholarships for future admitted students. All College of Law awards going forward will be renewable on the basis of academic good standing. The College of Law also plans a holistic review of scholarship awards held by current students with a goal…
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SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS — As we gear up to enter the new year, tens of millions of Americans are expecting some relief. President Joe Biden announced last week that he’s extending the pause on student loan payments through May 1. The loan forbearance, which started in March 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, was set to…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Enrollments continued to fall nationwide despite a full in-person return to campus last semester for many colleges and universities, the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. Total enrollment—which includes undergraduate and graduate students—dropped by 2.7 percent in fall 2021 compared with fall 2020, according to the clearinghouse report. Since the…
Read More about College enrollment declines for fourth semester in a rowLaw suit claims 14 universities violated antitrust law in financial aid collaboration
ABA JOURNAL — Nine elite universities sometimes consider applicants’ ability to pay tuition during the admissions process, which means that the schools should not be entitled to an antitrust exemption that allows them to collaborate on financial aid formulas, a federal lawsuit has alleged. The antitrust lawsuit, filed Jan. 9, targets top schools that use a shared…
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