Results from California’s February bar exam
LAW.COM — Only 31.4% of would-be attorneys passed California’s February 2019 bar exam, marking the second-lowest pass rate on the notoriously difficult test in 35 years, according to figures released by the state bar
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GW HATCHET — More than 650 law school graduates received their diplomas at the school’s commencement celebration in the Charles E. Smith Center Sunday. Speakers at the ceremony emphasized the role graduates will play in a world filled with conflict and the hope they will be able to inspire through their careers.
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CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The private institutions, in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, have rarely, if ever, had to worry about filling their classes.
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AJC — Emory University announced Thursday it has named the next dean of its law school. Mary Anne Bobinski will lead the law school in August, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Emory opened its law school in 1916.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL — Many more students, especially the affluent, get extra time to take the SAT. Responding to parent pleas, high schools grant special test-taking accommodations to growing numbers, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.
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NEW YORK TIMES — Can data ward off college debt? There’s a push to show which majors pay off. Knowing how much money students borrow (and later earn) based on their program could shake up the higher education market.
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DREXEL LAW — Professor Amy Landers will provide an update on patent law during a plenary session of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting on May 17.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Educational Testing Service has announced changes in the Test of English as a Foreign Language, known as TOEFL and a key test for many international students seeking to study in the United States.
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DREXEL LAW — The Columbia Law Review Online has published a symposium focusing on Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj’s article, “Networking the Party: First Amendment Rights and the Pursuit of Responsive Party Government.”
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PEW RESEARCH CENTER — The overall number of undergraduates at U.S. colleges and universities has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, with growth fueled almost exclusively by an influx of students from low-income families and students of color
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