Selective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Not all of the most selective colleges have given out their acceptance letters yet — the Ivy League will announce Tuesday evening – but the trends are already clear. The pandemic has not hurt the colleges in admissions; it’s helped them. It has sent them new applicants and new minority and first-generation applicants.
Read More about Selective private and public institutions see surge of applications while others struggle to attract studentsFew borrowers benefit from Public Service Loan Forgiveness
CNBC — The Biden Administration has indicated the president will call on Congress to forgive $10,000 in student debt for all borrowers — a step down from what leaders of his own party have called for. House and Senate Democrats have urged President Biden to “broadly” forgive up to $50,000 of federal debt through executive order.
Read More about Few borrowers benefit from Public Service Loan ForgivenessUS Department of Education to review Title IX regulations
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Less than a year after colleges scrambled to carry out sweeping new requirements for handling sexual-misconduct cases, campus officials will have to prepare for yet another round of Title IX changes. President Biden made clear in an executive order that he wants to amend the Trump-era Title IX regulations.
Read More about US Department of Education to review Title IX regulationsSurvey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degree
CNBC — Older millennials entered adulthood around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, which was followed by higher education funding cuts, rising college costs and slow wage growth. The result: Millennials became the student debt generation.
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ABA JOURNAL — Concerns about starting your first job after law school are justified. It is terrifying. For many, the first year as an associate will be your first professional job. Little has prepared you for the difficult, confusing and stressful first year ahead. Many summer associate positions fail to provide a realistic picture.
Read More about Tips for first-year law firm associatesLaw students protest Gibson Dunn & Crutcher law firm for work on Dakota Access Pipeline
BLOOMBERG LAW — Gibson Dunn & Crutcher should set an ethical standard for representing fossil fuel companies, a student law group said Wednesday, citing the firm’s work on the Dakota Access Pipeline. The firm’s work has caused “immense harm to the climate and marginalized communities, particularly indigenous communities.”
Read More about Law students protest Gibson Dunn & Crutcher law firm for work on Dakota Access PipelineSeveral states consider lower bar exam pass scores
ABA JOURNAL — Rhode Island has followed California’s lead in lowering the bar exam cut score to make the test easier to pass. The Rhode Island Supreme Court lowered the score needed to pass the bar exam from 276 to 270 and made the change retroactive to the February 2021 exam.
Read More about Several states consider lower bar exam pass scoresUS News & World Report releases 2022 law school rankings
ABA JOURNAL — Five law schools repeated last year’s results when they snagged the top spots in rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. No. 1 is Yale Law School, followed by Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, in a tie for fourth place, Columbia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School.
Read More about US News & World Report releases 2022 law school rankingsRhode Island Supreme Court lowers state’s bar exam pass score
BLOOMBERG LAW — Several states say they could make their bar exams easier to pass as a way to address racial diversity problems and access-to-justice issues entrenched in the legal profession. Their statements coincide with the first data from California, which permanently lowered its “cut score” last summer just incrementally.
Read More about Rhode Island Supreme Court lowers state’s bar exam pass scoreLegal education sees fewer for-profit law schools over the last five years
ABA JOURNAL — In 2010, there were six for-profit law schools; as of March 2021, however, only three with that tax status remain—and two of the three hope to eventually convert to nonprofit status. “I personally don’t think we will see any more new for-profit law schools,” says Gatewood, dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.
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