Yale Law dean Heather Gerken discusses integrating theory and practice in legal education
LAW.COM — Law schools, says Gerken, should integrate both theory and practice to such a degree that they aren’t viewed as opposite goals, but rather natural extensions of each other.
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LAW.COM — The number of people taking the LSAT this year increased more than 7%, yet more people are taking the test multiple times. The national law school applicant pool is up nearly 4%.
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DUKE LAW — Kate Evans will join the faculty of Duke Law School on July 1 as a clinical professor and director of a new clinic focused on immigration law and policy.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK NEWS — Kelly Terry, Ben J. Altheimer Professor of Law at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has been named the associate dean for experiential learning and clinical programs at Bowen.
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ALBANY LAW — Albany Law School has announced the appointment of Chris Colton as director of communications and marketing. In this position, Colton will serve as the chief communications administrator who will plan and implement creative strategies to amplify Albany Law School’s mission, programs, accomplishments, and initiatives.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW — Three emeritus professors from University of Wisconsin Law School were honored for lifetime achievement at the Law and Society Association’s annual meeting, held in Washington, D.C. May 30 through June 2.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Bar Foundation has named David Schultz the recipient of the 2019 Gordon Sinykin Award of Excellence. The Sinykin Award honors lawyers or law firms for work on an individual law-related education or public service project.
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VALLEY NEWS — When Shirley Jefferson came to Vermont Law School in 1982 after putting herself through college working at McDonald’s and Safeway, she thought she was on her own.
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CBS 7 — A West Texas woman who has spent the last 11 years in prison for conspiracy charges related to drugs is petitioning President Trump for a sentence reduction.
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ABOVE THE LAW — Professor Vishnubhakat writes and teaches in patent law, administrative law, and civil procedure, particularly from an empirical perspective. His scholarship has been cited in federal appellate and trial court opinions, agency reports, and nearly two dozen Supreme Court briefs across 10 cases.
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