University of Tulsa Law selects Oren R. Griffin as dean
TUSLA WORLD — The University of Tulsa has named a new dean for its law school. Officials announced Tuesday that Oren R. Griffin from Mercer University School of Law in Macon, Georgia, has been selected to head the TU College of Law.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY OF LAW — A 10-week lecture series from PAC-12 law schools, exploring issues and innovations in access to justice across the United States. All lectures will be online via Zoom.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Utah Real Property Law treatise is an important resource for property law in Utah. With property lawyers across the state relying on this treatise, it is vital that the included information is accurate and up-to-date. “The book covers the full range of real property issues in…
Read More about University of Utah Law students assist professor Jorge Contreras in updating property law resourceUniversity of Utah Law to launch Creative Advocacy Lab
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S. J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is excited to welcome Hallie Jay Pope as a visiting associate professor. Pope will develop the Creative Advocacy Lab, a cross-disciplinary clinic dedicated to promoting access to justice and democratizing legal information. Also, this fall, Innovation…
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NEWS 3 NOW — UW’s Law School is announcing a new evictions defense clinic, where a supervising attorney will help law students take on weekly eviction cases.
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law launches Evictions Defense ClinicUniversity of Wyoming Law cancels US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s visit due to the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING — United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch’s scheduled visit to the University of Wyoming College of Law and campus Sept. 16 has been canceled.
Read More about University of Wyoming Law cancels US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s visit due to the pandemicYale Law Students for Climate Accountability releases second law firm score card
YALE DAILY NEWS — Last month, Law Students for Climate Accountability, a national network of law students founded in 2020 by seven Yale Law School students, released its second climate scorecard which assesses top law firms’ roles in the climate crisis.
Read More about Yale Law Students for Climate Accountability releases second law firm score cardCollege gender gap grows with fewer male applicants, attendees, and graduates
YAHOO!LIFE — Historically, men have long been prioritized in the realm of higher education. Many American colleges and universities started out as male-only institutions. In the recent past, many Ivy League schools didn’t officially start admitting women until the ‘60s and ‘70s. So what are academic institutions supposed to do when men are no longer interested…
Read More about College gender gap grows with fewer male applicants, attendees, and graduatesNational Student Clearinghouse Research Center finds decline in college transfer student enrollment
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The latest report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a significant decline in transfer student enrollment by 8.4 percent. Higher education institutions across America lost over 190,000 transfer students in the last year alone. The drop is especially significant in lateral transfers when students transfer from one two-year college to…
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REUTERS — A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff back to the office amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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