Wayne Law launches undergraduate minor in law
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Wayne State University Law School, in partnership with the Mike Ilitch School of Business, the School of Social Work, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is launching a minor in law program for undergraduate WSU students beginning in winter semester 2020. This program seeks to develop in students the skills…
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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — The symposium, in its 27th year, is sponsored by Wayne Law, the National Labor Relations Board Region 7 and the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section. The symposium will include three sessions: “Changing, Tweaking and Clarifying Union Obligations”, “Rats, Rules and Reevaluations: Current Affairs at the NLRB” and “USDOL…
Read More about Wayne Law to host labor law symposiumWMU-Cooley Law hosts opioid awareness program
LEGALNEWS.COM — Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Criminal Law Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Society, together with Newport Academy, will host “Chasing Hope: An Opioid Awareness Program” on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the law school’s Auburn Hills campus. The program will feature “Chasing Hope – Student Edition,” a 40-minute documentary presenting key facts about…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law hosts opioid awareness programUniversity of Wisconsin Law dean Margaret Raymond to step down in July 2020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON — Margaret Raymond, who has led the University of Wisconsin Law School since 2011, announced Friday that she will step down as dean at the end of the academic year and return to the faculty.The university will conduct a national search for Raymond’s successor.
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law dean Margaret Raymond to step down in July 2020AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference: Law schools see increase in faculty hiring
LAW.COM — According to the Association of American Law Schools, meaning it’s something of a buyer’s market for would-be profs. 111 law schools have advertised open positions this cycle, the highest number in at least four years. Last year, 90 schools posted available jobs in advance of the hiring conference.
Read More about AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference: Law schools see increase in faculty hiringA look at the structure of two new hybrid JD programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — University of Dayton and the University of New Hampshire, started their inaugural hybrid J.D. terms this fall.The two new degree programs offer an early look at the pedagogy and the faculty role in online legal education at the J.D. level.
Read More about A look at the structure of two new hybrid JD programsLaw students share advice on succeeding in law school
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Members of the 2019–2020 Law Student Division Council, along with other law students across the country, offer their advice to you, their fellow law students.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — XploreJD uses a proprietary algorithm to evaluate factors such as location and graduation rates outside the realm of rankings, and help aspiring law students find a good fit. The XploreJD website provides a series of questions which can be completed initially in 15 minutes in six areas for students to look at their…
Read More about New platform from AccessLex Institute helps prospective law students find the right schoolUniversity of Kansas and Washburn Law students compete in trivia event to support pro bono programs
KANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION — The event places teams from both Kanas law schools in a trivia competition that is designed to bring awareness to the need for pro bono volunteers. The Kansas Bar Association is hosting the event which benefits pro bono programs at Kansas Legal Services. Kansas University School of Law and Washburn University School…
Read More about University of Kansas and Washburn Law students compete in trivia event to support pro bono programsJudge rules for Harvard University in admissions practice case
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard University’s admissions policies do not discriminate against Asian American applicants. The ruling by Judge Allison Burroughs of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts came in a much-watched case brought by a long-standing critic of affirmative action on behalf of a group of Asian American plaintiffs.
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