ABA informs ten law schools of non-compliance with bar pass standard
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The American Bar Association has put ten law schools on notice for failing to meet its new bar pass standard. The standard requires that 75% of a law school’ graduates from the class of 2017 pass the bar within two years. The standard is one of the more controversial moves by the…
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LSAC — As part of the Law School Admission Council’s longstanding commitment to promoting access and equity in legal education, the organization is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 writing competition, held every two years to bring attention to the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion in legal education and the profession.
Read More about LSAC announces DEI writing competition winnersOpinion: Stanford Law professor Jason Solomon outlines steps for improving the bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — Difficult decisions by state bars around this year’s bar exam should not obscure the considerable consensus around how to improve it long-term. Jason Solomon, executive director of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, says bar examiners should feel confident that an under-appreciated part of the existing exam—the performance test—can be a large…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than 80 percent of higher education institutions said improving student success and completion rates was a top priority for 2020 and beyond. And 74 percent of institutions said increasing enrollment was a strategic priority. These findings come from a survey conducted by Jenzabar in collaboration with University Business.
Read More about Democrat and Republican states attorneys general clash over new Title IX regulationState Attorneys General file lawsuit over US Department of Education borrower-defense rule
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The attorneys general of nearly half of the nation’s states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, trying to do what Congress couldn’t — end Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s new borrower-defense rule, which makes it more difficult for students who have been defrauded, particularly by for-profit colleges, to have their student loans canceled.
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STAR TRIBUNE — President Donald Trump is venturing onto increasingly shaky legal ground as officials reject new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, sidestepping a Supreme Court ruling reinstating DACA, legal experts and lawmakers say.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts. Faculty search committees often pick candidates based on their supposed fit. But rather than a defined metric, fit is a highly subjective concept that opens the door to racial and other biases, according to a new study in The…
Read More about Study: Hiring based on faculty fit results in racial bias and unclear standardsSurvey: Self-doubt reported as largest barrier to pursuing postsecondary education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly half of adults who responded to a national survey said self-doubt is one of the largest challenges they would face if they enrolled in a postsecondary education or training program. Self-doubt was one of the top three challenges respondents cited, below time and above cost.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than 80 percent of higher education institutions said improving student success and completion rates was a top priority for 2020 and beyond. And 74 percent of institutions said increasing enrollment was a strategic priority. These findings come from a survey conducted by Jenzabar in collaboration with University Business.
Read More about Survey: Higher education institutions list top priorities as improving student success and enrollmentTips for facilitating remote academic discussions
EDUCATION DIVE — When school starts this fall, many students and teachers will continue distance learning. Though the sudden school closures in spring took most educators by surprise and required them to adapt to an entirely new and unfamiliar model of learning, the summer months allow time to weigh lessons learned, create best practices and adapt professional development.
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