LSAC diversity director Kent Lollis discusses use of race in college admissions
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Kent Lollis of LSAC discusses whether there is a proper role for the use of race in determining who gets into college and, ultimately, professional school.
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ABA JOURNAL — A law school associate dean discusses how students, parents and school administrators can halt the hover of helicopter parents and foster students’ independence and success.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE — This column offers advice on how students interested in law school can maintain high grades and a career focus needed to succeed.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — College students applying to law school can overcome a lack of work experience by leveraging their activities. This articles explains how these activities can be listed on law school applications.
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NATIONAL JURIST — prospective students who don’t live near law schools might now see a glimmer of hope with the ABA’s decision to increase the number of online learning hours to one-third of the credit hours needed to earn a J.D. — about 30 hours in most cases.
Read More about ABA decision to expand online classes will likely lead to additional law school offeringsHarvard Law officials discuss decision to accept GRE for admissions
THE DAILY RECORD — Harvard Law School is welcoming its first class of students this fall who were accepted without taking the LSAT. And, so far, school officials are enthusiastic about accepting the GRE, even as they note the sample size is small.
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LEGAL SPEAK — Law.com senior reporter Karen Sloan and AccessLex Institute president Chris Chapman explore the impact of better J.D. employment stats, rising salaries and brighter law school applicants.
Read More about Podcast: Experts discuss improving numbers for legal jobs, salaries, and law school enrollmentIn Memoriam: Stephen B. Cohen
GEORGETOWN LAW — Professor Stephen B. Cohen taught tax and human rights courses at Georgetown Law to generations of students.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law students will have an opportunity to study the origins of the nation’s opioid crisis and the ongoing efforts to stop the epidemic. A new course will take an interdisciplinary look at a public health crisis.
Read More about New course at William & Mary Law examines opioid crisisWayne Law Levin Center selects legal interns for Congressional committee offices
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School chose four law students to serve as legal interns in congressional committee offices in Washington, D.C. this summer.
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