Experts debate the pros and cons of publishing list of financially challenged colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges, universities and the government entities that regulate them have long been skittish about publishing ratios, metrics and models that seek to make plain which higher education institutions are in financial danger.
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ABA JOURNAL — A newly released study finding racial disparities in California’s lawyer discipline system will help the bar address unintended bias, according to the State Bar of California’s executive director. The study found racial disparities in probationary discipline, disbarment and discipline-related resignation, with the greatest disparities between black and white male lawyers.
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Jared Correia and Felix Shipkevich give listeners a primer on this topic and discuss the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space.
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Don’t make the mistake of thinking the judicial system isn’t ripe for disruption. Law Technology Now host Dan Linna is joined by Shannon Salter, the Chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal in British Columbia, to discuss the impacts and benefits of the Online Dispute Resolution system they’ve rolled out and the broader…
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Joe and Elie chat with Rich Douglas, COO of Themis, about the bar exam and how to conquer it. Rich also tells us about the Themis Law School Essentials program of free review materials for law school courses and we discuss the impact the GRE is going to have on law school admissions.
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TIMES UNION — Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, said it’s not common for many people in these camps to gain asylum status or ever see a lawyer or go in front of a judge.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW MAGAZINE — Lauren Koster ’19 has been selected to receive a 2020 Skadden Fellowship to pursue a career in public interest work. She is one of only 28 students to receive the award this year and is the fourth BC Law graduate to receive this prestigious honor. Koster came to BC Law as…
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UCI LAW — In spring 2019, UCI Law students enrolled in “The AI Frontier: Disrupting Legal Services” successfully created and introduced a new California State Senate Select Committee on the Growing Impact of Artificial Intelligence. Members of the commitee held a hearing on the impact of artificial intelligence in law enforcement at the Anaheim City Hall Council Chambers. UCI…
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UCI LAW — The Environmental Law Clinic recently joined 50 other law clinics across the world to participate in the Climate Justice Pledge Global Day of Action, a coordinated effort by student law clinics to promote greater awareness of climate change and climate justice issues.
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UCI LAW — UCI Law Professors Alexandra Natapoff, Kaaryn Gustafson and Mehrsa Baradaran recently donated copies of their books to a library in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho after news broke of a person deliberately hiding books at the facility.
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