UCLA Law hosts the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials for lecture

October 22, 2018

UCLA LAW — Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, came to UCLA to speak about his life and his continuing commitment to ending impunity for mass atrocities.

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UC Irvine Law establishes Environmental Law Clinic fellowship with gift

October 22, 2018

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law is pleased to announce a generous gift from the Mysun Charitable Foundation, which will fund a three-year fellowship for the Environmental Law Clinic.

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Gift to UC Davis Law to establish chair in family law

October 22, 2018

UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis alum Garrett Dailey has given $2 million to fund an endowed chair in family law at UC Davis School of Law. Dailey’s gift is one of the largest ever received by the law school.

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Brooklyn Law hosts discussion on international tax policy

October 22, 2018

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law at Brooklyn Law School hosted a leading tax theorist fro a discussion on international tax policy.

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Heritage Foundation suspends federal clerkship training program

October 22, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — Conservative group suspends clerkship boot camp after questions about secrecy and loyalty pledges

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A new legal tech game trains artificial intelligence to spot legal issues

October 22, 2018

ABA JOURNAL — There’s a new game that will help train an artificial intelligence model to spot legal issues and help close the access-to-justice gap.

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A proposed rule could increase number of graduates with advanced degrees from U.S. universities in H-1B visa pool

October 22, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Trump administration plans to publish a proposed rule this month that would increase the probability that holders of advanced degrees from U.S. institutions would be selected for one of 85,000 H-1B skilled worker visas available in the annual lottery.

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Trump Administration plans to set new time limits for student visas

October 22, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Trump administration plans to set new time limits for student visas to reduce overstays. Advocates for international exchange see the move as one that could hurt America’s ability to compete for international students.

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Colleges offer more scholarships to attract students as tuition ‘sticker’ prices increase

October 22, 2018

WALL STREET JOURNAL — After increasing for decades, the real cost of attending both public and private college is flat and in some cases even declined this year, as colleges compete for fewer students by giving away more scholarships.

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