Number of new international students enrolled in U.S. colleges is declining
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The number of new international students enrolled in American higher education in the fall of 2017 declined 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Read More about Number of new international students enrolled in U.S. colleges is decliningA fifth of private colleges report discounting first-year tuition by at least 60 percent
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Nearly a fifth of private colleges have discounted their first-year tuition by at least 60 percent, significantly more than last year, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
Read More about A fifth of private colleges report discounting first-year tuition by at least 60 percentU.S. Department of Education announces proposed Title IX changes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a proposed rule Friday that would significantly reduce the obligations of colleges to investigate complaints of sexual misconduct.
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HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell are hosting a new national Medical-Legal Trial Competition on Nov. 16-18, 2018.
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ABOVE THE LAW — These big financial wins for the legal entrepreneurs building the companies now set to reshape the legal services industry.
Read More about A look at the future of JD advantage jobsLaw students help voters cast ballots on election day
LAW.COM — Law students across the country are fanning out to poll sites as election monitors, manning phones to answer voter questions, and finding other ways to serve the public on Election Day.
Read More about Law students help voters cast ballots on election dayLaw school bar passage standard revisions to go back to ABA House of Delegates for vote
ABA JOURNAL — A proposal to tighten a law school accreditation standard regarding bar passage rates will be resubmitted to the House of Delegates at the 2019 ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas.
Read More about Law school bar passage standard revisions to go back to ABA House of Delegates for voteHarvard Law expands campus with new building for experiential, clinical and research programs
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Citing its future role in “innovation, deep learning, collegiality, and service,” Dean John F. Manning saluted the opening of the Harvard Law School’s newest building, at 1607 Massachusetts Avenue.
Read More about Harvard Law expands campus with new building for experiential, clinical and research programsUniversity of Georgia Law wins annual Florida/Georgia courtroom battle
UGA TODAY — The University of Georgia School of Law recently defeated the University of Florida School of Law in the Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition in Jacksonville, Florida.
Read More about University of Georgia Law wins annual Florida/Georgia courtroom battleUniversity of Colorado Law Clinic leads election observation efforts on North Dakota reservations
DAILY CAMERA — A group of about 20 law students and Boulder area residents are being led to North Dakota over the next several days by the University of Colorado American Indian Law Clinic to ensure the votes of tribal reservation members are counted in Tuesday’s election.
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