Yale Law shares that student diversity has remained steady following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
YALE DAILY NEWS — While the Yale Law School previously reported a 12 percent decrease in the enrollment of students of color after the fall of affirmative action, the latest American Bar Association report reveals the racial demographics remained relatively stable compared to last year’s class.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — During his first 10 days in office, President Trump signed a plethora of executive orders to combat so-called woke ideology, reversed a long-standing immigration policy that barred ICE officers from raiding college campuses and sought to freeze federal grants that don’t align with his agenda—a move blocked by a federal court.
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FORBES — The federal government issued a memo from the Office of Management and Budget to pause all payments of federal assistance as of 5:00 p.m. ET on January 28 excluding Social Security, Medicare and assistance provided directly to individuals.
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THE ATLANTIC — “I’d summarize it as: fuck.” That’s what one senior university administrator told me when I asked about the chaos that erupted at the National Institutes of Health this week. Academics are in panic mode in the face of sudden new restrictions from the Trump administration.
Read More about Opinion: How the White House could disrupt higher educationFlorida Board of Governors approves overhaul of general education at state universities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities.
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ABA JOURNAL — A group that works with law firms to increase diversity has made changes to its website to remove some diversity-related wording and to avoid use of percentages in a description of its certification program.
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BLOOMBER LAW — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs at bar associations and law schools will be subject to more scrutiny under a second Trump administration.
Read More about Executive Order could target diversity, equity and inclusion programs at bar associations and law schoolsLaw students offered US Department of Justice positions stalled by federal hiring freeze
REUTERS — The U.S. Department of Justice has rescinded job offers to law students who were set to join the agency this year, a move some legal educators called a “heartbreaking” and “cruel” outcome for soon-to-be attorneys who want to work for the government.
Read More about Law students offered US Department of Justice positions stalled by federal hiring freezeAALS Annual Meeting panel examines the appeal of US post-graduate programs to international students
THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — Before wrapping up my time at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, I spent early January in San Francisco for the 2025 annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
Read More about AALS Annual Meeting panel examines the appeal of US post-graduate programs to international studentsTimothy Todd named dean of Liberty Law
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — With the Spring 2025 semester scheduled to start on Monday, Liberty University has announced these important leadership updates: Dr. Steven Brinly has been named dean of the School of Aeronautics, Dr. Timothy Todd has been named dean of the School of Law, and Dr. Richard “Rich” Diddams is dean of the School of Business.
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