ABA: Few options remain for Western State College of Law
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In a memo to students at Western State College of Law Monday, the American Bar Association said it did not have the authority to direct the disbursal of student aid that has yet to be released for the spring semester.
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ABA JOURNAL — Established in 2007, the PSLF Program allows people with federally backed loans to work for a qualifying government or nonprofit public service organization while making payments under one of four federal qualified repayment programs for 120 months.
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LAW.COM — More than 40,000 people each month are using Khan Academy’s new free, online Law School Admission Test prep program, according to figures released Wednesday by the Law School Admission Council and Khan Academy. That’s a healthy chunk of the roughly 100,000 people who sit for the entrance exam annually.
Read More about Free online LSAT prep from Khan Academy garners thousands of usersSurvey shows current political climate influencing interest in law school
NATIONAL JURIST — According to a Kaplan Test Prep’s 2018 law school admissions officers survey, an overwhelming 87 percent report that the current political climate in the U.S. was a significant factor in this past cycle’s application increase.
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ABA JOURNAL — Some law schools offer tech programs to help students find jobs, but does it work?
Read More about Law school technology programs may be ahead of employment trendsPublic service attorneys win victory in Department of Education loan forgiveness lawsuit
LAW.COM — Some federal loan borrowers who were denied access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could get a second chance to see their educational debt erased thanks to a closely watched lawsuit brought by the American Bar Association and several of its employees.
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LAW.COM — We got some interesting news out of federal district court in D.C. on Friday pertaining to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Judge Timothy Kelly ruled in favor of three plaintiffs—public service lawyers—who were initially told their jobs qualified for forgiveness,
Read More about Law.com legal education newsletter examines public service loan forgiveness court rulingUniversity of Virginia Law leadership launches podcast series
UVA LAW — “Common Law,” a podcast sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law and hosted by Dean Risa Goluboff and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06, launches today with help from two stars in the law world.
Read More about University of Virginia Law leadership launches podcast seriesUniversity of Virginia Child Advocacy Clinic secures win in incarceration case
UVA LAW — The Child Advocacy Clinic victory — achieving a sentence modification and release after just one year — was a rare one for over-sentenced children in Virginia, according to instructor Amy Walters of the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville and a 2009 alumna of the Law School.
Read More about University of Virginia Child Advocacy Clinic secures win in incarceration caseUniversity of Utah Law program explores pathways to law school with high school students
THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE — Feb. 22 was just another day of school at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, except the students in attendance were high school students from around the Salt Lake Community. They were learning about what law school is like through participation in an annual program called “Passageways to the Law.”
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