How the Harvard University admissions lawsuit could have implications for many U.S. colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the last week, a major subject of testimony in the trial over Harvard University’s admissions policies was whether the university could maintain a diverse student body without considering race in admissions.
Read More about How the Harvard University admissions lawsuit could have implications for many U.S. collegesIndiana law professors support changes to judicial conduct rules
THE INDIANA LAWYER — The legal scholars, Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Charles Geyh and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Jennifer Drobac, offered their comments as part of the public hearing held Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Read More about Indiana law professors support changes to judicial conduct rulesValparaiso law school closing; teach-out plan in the works
ABA JOURNAL — The law school at Indiana’s Valparaiso University is closing, its board of directors announced Tuesday, following a scuttled plan to gift it to Middle Tennessee State University.
Read More about Valparaiso law school closing; teach-out plan in the worksValparaiso Law to cease operations in May 2020
CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Valparaiso University announced Tuesday that one way or another, its law school will cease operations by May 2020 after a tentative agreement to transfer the school to Middle Tennessee State University fell through earlier this month.
Read More about Valparaiso Law to cease operations in May 2020A look at the Beyond the Bachelor’s study from AALS, LSAC and Gallup
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Undergraduates aren’t sure about postgraduate study. These factors encourage them to apply.
Read More about A look at the Beyond the Bachelor’s study from AALS, LSAC and GallupBefore the JD: Law students in North Carolina see legal career as a way to give back
LEGALNEWS — For today’s generation of aspiring law students, a career in the law is less about making a buck, and more about making an impact, a new study suggests.
Read More about Before the JD: Law students in North Carolina see legal career as a way to give backAALS/LSAC study: Parental education is a major factor in considering an advanced degree
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Parental education is a major factor in undergraduate student’s decision to pursue an advanced degree, and it may be an impediment to Black, Hispanic and first-generation populations, according to a study by Gallup, the Association of American Law Schools and Law School Admission Council.
Read More about AALS/LSAC study: Parental education is a major factor in considering an advanced degreeWMU-Cooley Law appoints Amy Timmer as interim dean
WMU COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has appointed Amy Timmer to be interim dean effective October 22, 2018. The appointment was announced to faculty and staff by WMU-Cooley’s Interim President Jeffrey Martlew, who assumed office September 1, 2018.
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law appoints Amy Timmer as interim deanMissouri Law professor speaks at College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting
MIZZOU LAW — University of Missouri Law Professor S.I. Strong recently traveled to Atlanta, Ga., to speak at the annual meeting of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), the leading professional organization for arbitrators and academics specializing in national and international commercial disputes.
Read More about Missouri Law professor speaks at College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual MeetingMissouri Law professor presents at George Mason Law’s Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property
MIZZOU LAW — Professor Erika Lietzan recently presented her current research at the sixth annual fall conference of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, at Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
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