Penn State Dickinson Law professor Ylli Dautaj honored by AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution

January 28, 2025

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW —  Penn State Dickinson Law Visiting Associate Professor Ylli Dautaj recently received special recognition from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution, which honored him with the New Voices in Dispute Resolution award during the AALS Annual Meeting in early January.

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Penn State Dickinson Law professor Johnston Walsh presents at AALS Annual Meeting

January 28, 2025

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh has been invited to speak by the AALS Family and Juvenile Law Section for the Works in Progress panel during the AALS Annual Conference in January of 2025.

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Seton Hall Law community members named to AALS 2024 Pro Bono Honor Roll

January 28, 2025

SETON HALL LAW — Seton Hall University School of Law has named several of its community members to the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2024 Pro Bono Honor Roll. 

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Washington and Lee Law faculty honored at the AALS Annual Meeting

January 28, 2025

THE COLUMNS — Several members of the W&L Law faculty will present at the annual academic conference hosted by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The conference runs January 7–11 and is being held in San Francisco.

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Western New England Law professor Nicole Belbin honored by AALS Pro Bono & Access to Justice Section

January 28, 2025

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY — Western New England University School of Law is proud to announce that Assistant Professor Nicole Belbin has been awarded the prestigious AALS Pro Bono & Access to Justice Section Emerging Leader Award.

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CUNY Law dean Sudha Setty named LSAC president and CEO

January 28, 2025

DIVERSE — In a significant leadership transition at one of legal education’s key institutions, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has appointed Sudha Setty as its new   president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2025.

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ABA Journal highlights their top stories of 2024

January 28, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — Every year, we like to give our readers a peek behind our analytics and share which of our stories got the most traffic. For 2024, we’re sharing the top 10 news stories written for ABAJournal.com and the top five articles that also appeared in our magazine.

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Nearly all law students admitted with LSAT scores; test alternatives make slow gains

January 28, 2025

BLOOMBERG LAW — Applicants to US law schools are using alternative exams, but the vast majority of those accepted are taking the longstanding Law School Admissions Test, data recently released by the American Bar Association shows.

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A look at how online law school programs compare to in-person programs

January 28, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — Gloria Jacobsen dreamed of attending law school, but she wanted to stay in her small town in rural Alaska.

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Nicholas Schroeck named dean of University of Detroit Mercy Law 

January 28, 2025

DETROIT MERCY LAW — University of Detroit Mercy named Nicholas Schroeck the next dean of the School of Law.

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