Mitchell Hamline Dean Mark Gordon to step down in June
MITCHELL HAMLINE — Mitchell Hamline School of Law President and Dean Mark C. Gordon announced that he will be stepping down from the role he has held since 2015, effective June 30, 2019.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Retired Lt. Col. Danielle M. Conway, current dean and law professor at the University of Maine School of Law, has been appointed dean of Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson Law, effective July 1.
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USA TODAY — Law school is an enormous investment of time and money. Annual tuition averages $27,000 at public law schools, and more than $40,000 at private schools, according to data compiled by Law School Transparency.
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USA TODAY — Law schools where too many graduates fail the bar exam may face tougher sanctions. With tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, some law school grads are unable to pass the bar to become lawyers. Are their law schools to blame?
Read More about USA Today investigates law school bar exam two-year pass ratesCase Western Reserve University law launches Yemen accountability project to document war crimes for future prosecution
CASE WESTERN LAW — This fall, the Henry T. King, Jr. War Crimes Research Office at Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project, an open-sourced student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War.
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UCLA LAW — Two UCLA School of Law students received the second-annual Skye Donald Spirit of Community Award, which is presented each year to students who demonstrate integrity, generosity and a focus on the well-being of the law school community.
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UCLA LAW — Thanks to the work of UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, five Southern California community members recently received pardons for old criminal convictions from then-Gov. Jerry Brown.
Read More about UCLA Law Criminal Defense clinic receives pardons for clientsNorthwestern Law clinic to help victims of mortgage fraud
THE STATE — A Chicago law clinic and a local activist are partnering to help people prosecutors say were victims of a massive reverse mortgage fraud. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bluhm Legal Clinic and the Rev. Robin Hood announced the partnership Monday.
Read More about Northwestern Law clinic to help victims of mortgage fraudUCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to Congress
UCLA LAW — With plastic waste becoming a global pollution crisis, faculty and students of UCLA School of Law’s Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic traveled to Washington, D.C., in January 2019 to brief Congress on legislation that could help reduce plastic pollution in oceans.
Read More about UCLA Environmental Law Clinic delivers recommendations on reducing plastic pollution to CongressAlbany Law receives gift to support Community Development Clinic
ALBANY LAW — Albany Law School announced today that it has received a gift of $500,000 from Edward P. Swyer and the Swyer Family Foundation in conjunction with the Ethereal Fund. This gift will support the Community Development Clinic and The Justice Center at Albany Law School.
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