Colleges seek extension of federal student loan payment break for students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — With federal student loan borrowers facing having to resume paying back their debt again, associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities and financial aid administrators are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to extend the break from making repayments another year.
Read More about Colleges seek extension of federal student loan payment break for studentsUS Department of Education college scorecard to include data on median graduate income by area of study
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In a move they said will help students get a better idea of how much they can borrow and afford to pay back, Education Department officials are expanding the College Scorecard to show how much graduates at institutions make based on their areas of study. The scorecard now provides new median income data.
Read More about US Department of Education college scorecard to include data on median graduate income by area of studyNew York State Judicial Committee finds higher levels of harassment and gender inequality in state courts
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — A recent survey conducted by the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts indicates that while the treatment of female attorneys, litigants and witnesses in the courts has improved markedly over the years, the findings still reveal a notable gap between the perceptions of men and women.
Read More about New York State Judicial Committee finds higher levels of harassment and gender inequality in state courtsA look at University of Akron Law’s ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD program
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — In the 3 + 3 program, students complete enough credits in 3 years of college to start law school in their 4th year. They fulfill their bachelor’s degree requirements through the successful completion of their first-year law school courses, saving them a full year of undergraduate study and expenses.
Read More about A look at University of Akron Law’s ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD programWomen set to lead Arizona State University Law journals
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has established a growing prominence of female editors-in-chief for its law journals, part of an ongoing effort to advance equality in the field of law.
Read More about Women set to lead Arizona State University Law journalsArizona State Law reflects on the legacy of professor Bob Dauber
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — Dauber devoted most of his career to instructing and supervising students representing clients of ASU Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic. He also regularly taught courses in civil procedure, evidence, professionalism and dispute-resolution processes.
Read More about Arizona State Law reflects on the legacy of professor Bob DauberArizona State Law graduate Albi Cela reflects his experience at the International Rule of Law and Security program
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — After undergoing a five-year legal education in Albania, Albi Cela was still eager to learn more and continue to better himself as a person and as a future lawyer and human rights advocate. “I immediately fell in love with the program and what it offered.”
Read More about Arizona State Law graduate Albi Cela reflects his experience at the International Rule of Law and Security programUniversity at Buffalo Law professor David Westbrook publishes book on counterterrorism policy
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor David Westbrook’s new book, co-authored with Irish anthropologist Mark Maguire, cuts through some of the mysteries around counterterrorism in an effort to think through what security means for contemporary life, not just in airports.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law professor David Westbrook publishes book on counterterrorism policyUniversity at Buffalo Law student Richelle Kloch co-authors article in the American Behavioral Scientist on lethal injections in Texas
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Richelle Kloch, who’s in her second year at the law school, saw her senior thesis at Niagara University adapted into a paper just published by the academic journal, American Behavioral Scientist. The article incorporates research from Kloch’s 155-page capstone thesis.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law student Richelle Kloch co-authors article in the American Behavioral Scientist on lethal injections in TexasUniversity at Buffalo Law professor Beth Adelman selected as vice president and president-elect of American Association of Law Libraries
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — The association comprises nearly 3,500 legal information professionals, who work in law schools, courts, law firms, and corporate settings. Its voting members selected Beth Adelman, who directs the law school’s Charles B. Sears Law Library, as its new vice president and president-elect.
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