WMU-Cooley Law professor Florise Neville-Ewell honored by National Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Division

September 9, 2019

LEGALNEWS.COM — WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Florise Neville-Ewell was recognized as an “Outstanding Woman Lawyer Hidden Figure/Impact” nominee by the National Bar Association – Women Lawyers Division (NBA-WLD).

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University of Richmond Law welcomes Yale professor James Forman Jr. for talk on mass incarceration

September 9, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — The University of Richmond School of Law will welcome James Forman Jr., a professor at Yale Law, for “Confronting Mass Incarceration,” Sept. 12 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the law school’s Moot Courtroom.

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ABA sends law school standards revisions to its House of Delegates

September 4, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — The council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which met at the Park Hyatt Chicago in an open session Friday, approved various proposed revisions to accreditation rules and standards, but tabled, for further discussion, a suggested change to Standard 206, which addresses diversity and inclusion.

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University of Virginia Law professor Molly Shadel provides tips for a successful first year of law school

September 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Professor Molly Shadel (University of Virginia Law) shares five law school tips for first year law students.

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Tips for law students utilizing school’s career services department

September 4, 2019

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Four ways to use your career services department: resume review, mock interviews, networking, and references.

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Survey: Law graduates say job hunt took longer than anticipated

September 4, 2019

THE NATIONAL JURIST — A new Kaplan Bar Review survey of recent law school graduates show that the job hunting process is more time consuming than anticipated.

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Digest of recent law school faculty moves and hires

September 4, 2019

AALS — Compilation of law school faculty moves and hires.

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Opinion: Drop in MBA applications constitutes crisis

September 4, 2019

FORBES — For the second consecutive year, the highest ranking business schools are reporting significant declines in MBA applications within the double digits.

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Study looks at effects of cold-calling on students

September 4, 2019

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — A psychologist who studies gender differences in public performance urges instructors to encourage classroom participation in ways that avoid putting students on the spot.

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ABA employees now deemed eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness according to federal court decision

September 4, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled in February that the Department of Education made arbitrary and unclear interpretations when excluding ABA employees from the loan forgiveness program. The Department of Education did not contest this ruling and as of last week, several current and former ABA employees began receiving notices that the…

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