Gift to Southwestern Law supports civil justice fellowships for first-year law students
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Walter M. Yoka ’80 and Brian Panish ’84 combined their passions for civil justice and Southwestern Law School by creating the Yoka-Panish Civil Justice Fellowship. Both attorneys are at the top of their game and are committed to mentoring, supporting, and guiding future Southwestern alumni to successful careers.
Read More about Gift to Southwestern Law supports civil justice fellowships for first-year law studentsStanford Law energy policy center issues report on environmental financial disclosure recommendations
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Today, the Stanford Sustainable Finance Initiative, a group of 20 global energy and finance experts, and Stanford Law School’s (SLS) Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Financeissued a groundbreaking report on how California can further its financial policy leadership to address the growing challenges posed by climate change. The advisory group, established…
Read More about Stanford Law energy policy center issues report on environmental financial disclosure recommendationsTexas A&M Law dean Robert Ahdieh discusses the growth of the school
PATCH — The Texas A&M University School of Law has reached new heights since the College Station-based higher education institution took over the campus in 2013. A key accomplishment its leaders cite is a masters program aimed at non-lawyers. In addition, the median LSAT score and GPA of newly admitted students have hit new highs,…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year students Jacob Baltzegar, Kayla Duperrouzel, Ricardo Hughes, Zain Imam and Lauralei Singsank are among this year’s class of Karsh-Dillard Scholars at the University of Virginia School of Law. The full-tuition awards, given to top J.D. candidates with demonstrated leadership qualities, are funded as part of a historic gift by…
Read More about Five University of Virginia Law students named Karsh-Dillard Scholars for excellence in leadershipUniversity of Virginia law hosts Annual Day of Caring
UVA TODAY — Breeden’s squad is part of an estimated 1,300 volunteers from UVA and the community who signed up for the 30th annual United Way of Greater Charlottesville’s Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring, which more than doubled last year’s total, according to Anna Porter, an engagement manager for the United Way. Some 90 different projects serving…
Read More about University of Virginia law hosts Annual Day of CaringUniversity of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle Citron
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new scholarly center that will focus on pressing questions in law and technology, with Professor Danielle Citron serving as inaugural director. The LawTech Center will address policy issues, legal texts as data and the use of tech in…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Virginia School of Law students Sam Long ’22 and Aleja Rocha LL.M. ’22 have been named 2021 Tillman Scholars. Named for the NFL player killed in Afghanistan after he enlisted in the Army following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, The Pat Tillman Foundation benefits military service members, veterans…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School is representing a U.S. Army veteran who filed a petition for military naturalization on September 22, 2021. Ivan Ocon, a veteran from Las Cruces, New Mexico, served six years in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Jordan in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read More about Yale Law clinic helps deported soldier petition for naturalizationOpinion: Colleges can help promote faculty well-being through support spaces
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Throughout the past academic year, our program at Columbia University’s School of Social Work hosted Faculty Support Spaces, weekly online meetings facilitated by the deans of academic affairs; advising; diversity, equity and inclusion; and the online campus. Those spaces were an opportunity for faculty to drop in to share, reflect and witness…
Read More about Opinion: Colleges can help promote faculty well-being through support spacesA look at the changes to the federal student aid application
STAR TRIBUNE — Big changes are coming to a notoriously complex form that students need to submit to qualify for college financial aid — but the changes will mostly appear gradually, over the next few years.
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