A look at the future of DACA and higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In wake of Supreme Court ruling blocking Trump from ending DACA, the future of the program protecting young undocumented immigrants remains uncertain.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Survey details opinions of a group of students who were unable to visit colleges for much of the year.
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NPR — Today on the show, we uncover a shadow market of student loans bought and sold on Wall Street. We find out why these student loans are so attractive to investors, and what’s at risk for borrowers.
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ABA JOURNAL — But in a stark 180-degree turn, the limited license program rapidly lost the support of the bar’s board and the court as the makeup of both bodies changed. Since 2017, the court has rejected requests to allow LLLTs to practice in areas beyond family law, while the state bar refused to allow its…
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ABA JOURNAL — Sexual harassment still affects female lawyers at all levels, including judges, partners, general counsels and law professors, according to a study released Tuesday by the Women Lawyers on Guard, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on equality and justice.
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CONCORD MONITOR — New Hampshire has joined other states in removing questions from its bar application about mental health history, diagnosis, or treatment when determining character and fitness for bar admissions.
Read More about New Hampshire to remove mental health questions from bar applicationAmerican University Washington College of Law professor Claudio Grossman receives 2020 Goler T. Butcher Medal for work in international human rights law
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor and Dean Emeritus Claudia Grossman has been awarded the 2020 Goler T. Butcher Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL). The Medal was presented by ASIL President Catherine Amirfar in recognition of Grossman’s outstanding contributions to the development and effective realization of international human rights law. The Medal was…
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce the creation of the Linda Ray Bridgford Scholarship. The $150,000 endowed scholarship, established by Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian LLP, is named in honor of Richard K. Bridgford’s sister who passed away in 2018.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Herbert Morris, a preeminent member of the faculty at UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Philosophy Department, has received the 2019-20 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award….
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UCLA LAW — The UCLA Law COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project, in collaboration with the Bronx Defenders, Columbia Law School’s Center for Institutional and Social Change and Zealous, has launched a new electronic database of COVID-19-related materials designed to help lawyers, advocates, researchers, journalists and others interested in challenging, remedying, or drawing attention to the grave risk…
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