Book explores the legacy of the first women law professors
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — In Paving the Way, The First American Women Law Professors, Herma Hill Kay tells the story of the first fourteen female law professors at ABA and AALS accredited schools in the United States. Kay passed away in 2017.
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DUKE LAW — New speakers series provides academic and historic lens for law students grappling with the high-profile killings of Black Americans by law enforcement in 2020.
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LAW VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL — UNLV announced Friday that Boyd Law School Dean Dan Hamilton will leave the school June 30 to focus on “pressing family matters.”
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ABA JOURNAL — When the State Bar of California selected ExamSoft as the software provider for its October 2020 remote bar exam, the test was administered appropriately, but the bar did not follow a procurement policy for outside vendors, according to a state auditor report.
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THE HIGHLAND COUNTY PRESS — Of the 361 aspiring lawyers who sat for the latest Ohio Bar Examination, 54.3 percent passed the test, the Ohio Supreme Court announced recently. The passing rate was the highest for a February exam since 2016 and was the state’s first full use of the Uniform Bar Exam.
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NATIONAL JURIST — If the thought of writing bar essays sends you running for the hills, these five tips to improve your bar essay score will help!
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U.S NEWS — The field of labor and employment law covers nearly every disagreement that may arise between business owners, managers and subordinates, including allegations of theft.
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MYNEWSLAW.COM — The University of California, Irvine School of Law Thursday announce the creation of a $100,000 endowed scholarship that will allow it to further its commitment to diversity.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Over the past year, the Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) has been instrumental in articulating a set of priorities and catalyzing the implementation of initiatives throughout the Law School in furtherance of our institutional commitment to anti-racism. The
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The latest Student Voice survey shows what college students think about their institutions’ actions in the aftermath and year since George Floyd was killed last May — and what campus leaders can do now to take bolder steps toward racial justice and equality.
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