Quinnipiac Law grad sees human side of the law in family practice

October 9, 2018

QUINNIPIAC NOW — Quinnipiac Law grad Andrew Knott, JD ’03, aims to make a difference in others’ lives everyday in his law firm Knott & Knott, LLC.

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Keith Center director named inaugural Taubman chair at Wayne Law

October 9, 2018

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Professor Peter J. Hammer, director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, has been named the Law School’s inaugural A. Alfred Taubman Endowed Chair.

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Sean Helle Joins Colorado Law’s Clinical Faculty

October 9, 2018

COLORADO LAW — The University of Colorado Law School welcomes Sean Helle as an associate clinical professor and director of the Getches-Green Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic.

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Colorado Law Welcomes Suzette Malveaux to the Faculty

October 9, 2018

COLORADO LAW — Suzette Malveaux, a nationally recognized expert on civil rights law and class action litigation, has joined the University of Colorado Law School as the Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law.

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Report: Helping first-generation students succeed requires institutional shifts

October 9, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — More four-year colleges are working to help first-generation college students succeed. But a new report says real progress requires institutional shifts, not just adding new programs.

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Study: College students with young children take longer to complete degrees

October 9, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — College students with preschool-age children take longer to complete their degrees and are less likely to stay in college than their childless peers, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Higher Education.

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Report: More than a third of federal student loan borrowers 65 or older are in default

October 9, 2018

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Older borrowers owe a larger amount of student loan debt than they did a decade ago. In fact, nearly 40 percent of federal student loan borrowers age 65 and older are in default, according to a 2017 report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  

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American Historical Association surveys harassment at annual meeting

October 9, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Historians join political scientists in documenting the unprofessional and illegal behavior women experience at annual gatherings.

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