Washburn Law announces new “remote third-year” option for students
LEAVENWORTH TIMES — A new program announced Monday by Washburn University School of Law allows students who are admitted this fall or later the opportunity to complete their final year of law school through the Third Year Anywhere enrollment option.
Read More about Washburn Law announces new “remote third-year” option for studentsWest Virginia University Law’s Veteran Advocacy Clinic helps area residents with benefits claims
MY BUCKHANNON — The Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic at the West Virginia University College of Law recently secured a discharge upgrade for an Army veteran that qualifies him for benefits.
Read More about West Virginia University Law’s Veteran Advocacy Clinic helps area residents with benefits claimsABA council to take up stronger bar pass standard for law schools again in May 2019
AZ CENTRAL — The American Bar Association Council is set to take up a proposal in May that would require law schools to have 75 percent of their graduates who take the bar exam pass it within two years.
Read More about ABA council to take up stronger bar pass standard for law schools again in May 2019More law schools look to expand online offerings
EDUCATION DIVE — As enrollment wavers, law schools look to expand online. Virtual classes and programs are tapping new revenue streams and preparing faculty for the future of legal education.
Read More about More law schools look to expand online offeringsLaw school librarians share variety of affordable ways to teach legal tech
ABA JOURNAL — Deborah Ginsberg doesn’t teach a specific legal technology class at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Instead, the educational technology law librarian goes to various classes and provides students with information relevant to legal practice areas taught in the course.
Read More about Law school librarians share variety of affordable ways to teach legal techMitchell Hamline first-year student brings a fresh perspective to city council member role
STAR TRIBUNE — From the age of 12, Carly Johnson knew she wanted a future that included a mix of politics and law. In seventh grade, she played the plaintiff’s attorney in a mock trial, representing a client bitten by a rabid dog.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline first-year student brings a fresh perspective to city council member roleUniversity of Mississippi Law associate dean Sandra Cox-McCarty honored by state higher education organization
OLE MISS NEWS — Sandra Cox-McCarty, associate dean for administration and diversity initiatives at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is dedicated to diversity and inclusion. For more than 27 years, she has worked diligently to create an atmosphere of inclusivity and tolerance. Because of her efforts and successes,
Read More about University of Mississippi Law associate dean Sandra Cox-McCarty honored by state higher education organizationUniversity of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic helps local community rebuild
OLE MISS NEWS — For some communities, empty slabs and plots of dirt can mean devastation. For the neighborhood of Eastmoor Circle, just outside of Moorhead, it means progress. Ten years ago, the residents of Eastmoor were living in unbearable conditions.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law Housing Clinic helps local community rebuildUniversity of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic visits U.N. to address discriminatory drug laws
MIAMI LAW — Last month, second-year law students Gabrielle Wynn and Romney Manassa and Human Rights Clinic’s Associate Director Tamar Ezer had the opportunity to travel to Geneva, Switzerland to meet with the United Nationals Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, UNAIDS, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic visits U.N. to address discriminatory drug lawsPacific McGeorge Law Dean Michael Schwartz named interim provost of University of the Pacific
RECORDNET — Michael Hunter Schwartz, dean of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, was named interim provost of the university on Tuesday.
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