US Senate confirms University of Akron Law professor Ryan Holte to Court of Federal Claims
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — A University of Akron School of Law professor was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate for a spot on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Read More about US Senate confirms University of Akron Law professor Ryan Holte to Court of Federal ClaimsBrooklyn Law professor Heidi Brown’s book Untangling Fear in Lawyering offers advice for law students and new lawyers
LAW.COM — Confident leaders of the bar will learn of a world few of them know exists, where highly intelligent and outwardly accomplished students and lawyers suffer internal turmoil moored in an insidious sense of inadequacy.
Read More about Brooklyn Law professor Heidi Brown’s book Untangling Fear in Lawyering offers advice for law students and new lawyersLegal industry adds 2,000 jobs in May 2019
LAW.COM — While it was expected to add 175,000 jobs in May, the U.S. labor force was only able to muster less than half of that. But the legal industry, did see improvement from a disappointing March and April.
Read More about Legal industry adds 2,000 jobs in May 2019Maine adopts ABA lawyer misconduct anti-harassment rule
BLOOMBERG LAW — Maine recently became the second U.S. state to adopt the American Bar Association’s controversial revised rule on lawyer misconduct that includes a section prohibiting harassment and discrimination.
Read More about Maine adopts ABA lawyer misconduct anti-harassment ruleNew York Bar Association considers removing mental health question for applicants
LAW.COM — The new president of the New York State Bar Association is announcing today that he’s launching a blue-ribbon committee to determine if the state should remove questions about mental health disorders from applications for the bar
Read More about New York Bar Association considers removing mental health question for applicantsUS Senator Elizabeth Warren to introduce student loan debt cancelation bill
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Thursday that she planned to introduce legislation to cancel student debt that mirrors a presidential campaign proposal she released in April.
Read More about US Senator Elizabeth Warren to introduce student loan debt cancelation billNew report looks at race and student loan debt
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report from the left-leaning think tank Demos argues that looking at borrowers’ income alone provides limited insight into student loan burdens.
Read More about New report looks at race and student loan debtTraditional MBA programs in decline at several universities
WALL STREET JOURNAL — Applications to traditional M.B.A. programs have languished in a strong U.S. job market, declining last year even at Harvard Business School, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and other elite schools.
Read More about Traditional MBA programs in decline at several universitiesRecent University of Wisconsin graduate Robert Lundberg wins Equal Justice Works Fellowship on protecting water resources
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW — Robert Lundberg, a 2019 UW Law School graduate, is one of 76 attorneys nationally to receive an Equal Justice Works fellowship. The program allowed Lundberg to create a fellowship of his own design to address legal issues on behalf of the community or cause of his choosing.
Read More about Recent University of Wisconsin graduate Robert Lundberg wins Equal Justice Works Fellowship on protecting water resourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Law students receive outstanding non-traditional student scholarships
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW — Two UW Law students received Outstanding Adult Students Scholarships and Awards, hosted by UW-Madison’s Adult Career and Special Student Services program this spring.
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