Boston University Law faculty and students help detained children and families at U.S. border
BU TODAY — Boston University School of Law and the School of Social Work came together to send faculty from both schools, along with four law students and one master’s level social work student to Arizona for a week to volunteer and provide legal aid to migrants.
Read More about Boston University Law faculty and students help detained children and families at U.S. borderABA launches campaign for substance abuse and mental health education for lawyers
BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association has launched a campaign to target substance abuse and emotional strain among lawyers, a professional group long plagued by significant mental health issues.
Read More about ABA launches campaign for substance abuse and mental health education for lawyersIndiana State Bar Association may require mental health and diversity continuing legal education for lawyers
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Lawyers soon could be required to earn continuing legal education credits in diversity and inclusion and mental health and wellness under a proposal the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates will consider next month.
Read More about Indiana State Bar Association may require mental health and diversity continuing legal education for lawyersDisplaced Arizona Summit Law students see delays in student loans for fall semester
AZ CENTRAL — Arizona Summit Law School students, displaced by the school’s decision not to offer fall classes, say they are still waiting for their federal student loans nearly a month into the fall semester.
Read More about Displaced Arizona Summit Law students see delays in student loans for fall semesterPre-law summit introduces HBCU students to law school
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — The fifth annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo, the only large-scale national event in the U.S. aimed at assisting HBCU students and alumni become lawyers, is scheduled to kick-off on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
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OLE MISS — The University of Mississippi School of Law has two new faculty members to lead its groundbreaking education and research program in air and space law. Michelle Hanlon and Charles Stotler will serve as associate directors of the Master of Laws program in air and space law.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law announces new directors of Master of Laws program in air and space lawUC Irvine Law names new staff director for its Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
UCI LAW — UCI Law is pleased to announce Melissa Kelly is the new staff director and attorney of the school’s Center for Land, Environment and Natural Resources (CLEANR).
Read More about UC Irvine Law names new staff director for its Center for Land, Environment, and Natural ResourcesUniversity of Nebraska and Creighton law schools address rural legal representation
THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM — Leaders of University of Nebraska Law and Creighton Law are facing a problem of retaining qualified legal professionals in rural Nebraska.
Read More about University of Nebraska and Creighton law schools address rural legal representationMBA programs see drop in applications
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Many top full-time M.B.A. programs saw significant drops in applications for the 2017-18 admissions cycle. The numbers come at a time when many M.B.A. programs have struggled, but typically most of the drops have been at institutions less competitive than those seeing declines this year.
Read More about MBA programs see drop in applicationsFederal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program fraught with problems
MOTHER JONES — An inside look at how the nation’s flagship loan forgiveness program is failing the people it’s supposed to help.
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