Concordia Law seeks new partner after parent university announces closure
IDAHO STATESMAN — Concordia University in Portland announced Monday that is shutting down its Portland campus after 115 years, though its leaders say they are in discussions to keep the School of Law in Boise operating. The U of I law school dean said he didn’t know Concordia Law’s future was in doubt until an Idaho…
Read More about Concordia Law seeks new partner after parent university announces closureA look at proposed federal budget cuts in higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Trump on Monday called for a $5.6 billion, or 7.8 percent, cut in Department of Education funding and reductions for most core funders of academic research, but also proposed a nearly $900 million increase in career and technical education funding that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called “perhaps the largest increase in CTE…
Read More about A look at proposed federal budget cuts in higher educationWhite House budget proposal eliminates student loan forgiveness program
CNBC — As student debt continues to climb, President Donald Trump released a budget for 2021 on Monday that would slash many of the programs aimed at helping borrowers. Student loan spending would be cut by $170 billion in Trump’s plan, titled “A Budget for America’s Future.” The cuts include “sensible annual and lifetime loan limits” for graduate…
Read More about White House budget proposal eliminates student loan forgiveness programPilot program in California provides student loan relief for public service while in college
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Eight universities in California are embarking on an experiment to help students pay for college through public service. The Civic Action Fellowship, announced Monday, will award students up to $10,000 to put toward their college costs in exchange for one semester working with a local nonprofit or government office.
Read More about Pilot program in California provides student loan relief for public service while in collegeReturn of federal earmarks could increase lobbying by universities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Many smaller and midsize institutions, like Bucknell, have decided to not spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on D.C. lobbyists if they can no longer get a line inserted in the budget for new equipment or a building. However, some larger research institutions, including the University of California system, have ramped up spending…
Read More about Return of federal earmarks could increase lobbying by universitiesCoronavirus could impact international student enrollment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. colleges could see a major enrollment pipeline cut off this fall if the coronavirus epidemic persists. Meanwhile, Australian universities are missing more than half their Chinese students weeks before their fall semester begins.
Read More about Coronavirus could impact international student enrollmentABA and SoFi host student loan relief scholarship contest
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division announced in a Twitter post Sunday that the ABA and SoFi, an online personal finance company, are accepting applications for their new Student Loan Relief Scholarship Contest. Entrants must answer the question, “How would an ABA/SoFi Student Loan Relief Scholarship impact your world?” in 500 words or less…
Read More about ABA and SoFi host student loan relief scholarship contestA look at the shortage of rural lawyers in the U.S.
ABA JOURNAL — Many lawyers avoid small towns for reasons ranging from cultural preferences to social life to the economic reality that salaries tend to be higher in metropolitan areas. Solving the rural attorney shortage won’t be easy, given that few law graduates appear willing to set up shop in rural America.
Read More about A look at the shortage of rural lawyers in the U.S.Utah Supreme Court approves bar admission for DACA recipients
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — The 31-year-old woman graduated from the University of Utah law school in 2015 — but hasn’t been able to take that final test because of a Utah rule that banned undocumented immigrants from practicing law here. That changed Thursday when the Utah Supreme Court announced that it has approved a rule…
Read More about Utah Supreme Court approves bar admission for DACA recipientsAlbany Law hosts delegates from Indian National Bar Association
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — On Tuesday, February 11, the law school hosted a group of 18 delegates from the Indian National Bar Association (INBA). The INBA planned its trip abroad to allow the group, a mix of students and young professionals, to learn about the United States’ legal practices and government, as well as to take…
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