University of Virginia Law students Laura-Louise Rice and Shelby Singleton honored with Gregory H. Swanson award

January 30, 2025

UVA LAW — Laura-Louise Rice and Shelby Singleton, both third-year students at the University of Virginia School of Law, have won the Gregory H. Swanson Award, given in honor of the first Black student at UVA.

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A profile on Washington & Lee Law Review editor Martin Flores

January 30, 2025

THE COLUMNS — Martin Flores is leading the Law Review through an active year of new publications and scholarly events.

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Washington & Lee Law professor Sarah Hann publishes article in Seattle University Law Review

January 30, 2025

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Sarah Haan has published an article in the Seattle University Law Review. The article, “Corporate Governance Speech,” examines the regulation of communications among shareholders, directors, and officers though which corporate governance is accomplished.

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Washington & Lee Law professor Kish Parella publishes article in Alabama Law Review

January 30, 2025

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Kish Parella has published an article in the Alabama Law Review. 

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Yale Law dean Heather Gerken visits Japan and China to strengthen international relationships

January 30, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — This month, a Yale Law School delegation made the School’s first ever official visit to Asia, as part of a broader effort to build relationships internationally. Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken, as well as Yale Law faculty, visited Japan and China Jan. 6–10.

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Republican plan may change when interest is accrued on student loans

January 30, 2025

NEWSWEEK — House Republicans are proposing significant changes to federal student loan policies as part of a broader effort to cut government spending, a move that could increase costs for borrowers.

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Federal student loan borrowers should expect collections to restart

January 30, 2025

CNBC — For roughly the past five years, federal student loan borrowers who fell behind on their bills didn’t need to worry about the usual consequences, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits. That will soon change.

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New policies could limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness

January 30, 2025

FORBES — House Republicans are floating a proposal to limit eligibility for a key federal student loan forgiveness program intended to benefit public service borrowers.

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Court challenges and new polices could end or significantly alter federal student loan SAVE program

January 30, 2025

ABC 7 — If you are one of the 8 million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, Plan student loan forgiveness program, you could start getting big bills again.

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Accelerated MBA programs become more popular for American students

January 30, 2025

INSIDE HIGHER ED — When the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management announced in November that it’s launching a one-year master of business administration program next summer, it joined a growing number of business schools responding to prospective students’ worries about the return on investment of a traditional two-year M.B.A.

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