California Bar Exam pass rate hits new low
THE SACRAMENTO BEE — Only a quarter of applicants passed the California bar exam in its most recent sitting, the State Bar of California announced this week, a record low for the test that lawyers must successfully complete to practice in the state.
Read More about California Bar Exam pass rate hits new lowOpinion: Challenges ahead for college students and their families should the PROSPER Act pass
THE HILL — Two higher education association presidents argue that the PROSPER Act would make college less accessible and more expensive – hampering efforts to ensure the United States has the most productive and competitive workforce in the world.
Read More about Opinion: Challenges ahead for college students and their families should the PROSPER Act passRepublicans in U.S. House meet to discuss PROSPER Act higher education bill
INSIDE HIGHER ED — House Republicans plan to meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss the PROSPER Act, the latest development involving the GOP plan to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
Read More about Republicans in U.S. House meet to discuss PROSPER Act higher education billStudy: College graduates from low-income backgrounds increase career earnings by 71 percent compared to high school graduates
THE NEW YORK TIMES — An op-ed by Upjohn Institute economists Tim Bartik and Brad Hershbein found that people from low-income backgrounds who complete college, compared to those who complete only high school, increase their career earnings by 71 percent.
Read More about Study: College graduates from low-income backgrounds increase career earnings by 71 percent compared to high school graduatesRecent law school faculty moves and new hires
AALS — This new category features recent law school moves and hires at AALS member and non-member, fee-paid schools.
Read More about Recent law school faculty moves and new hiresFor-profit law school Arizona Summit sues ABA over accreditation probation
ABA JOURNAL — On Thursday, Arizona Summit Law School was the third InfiLaw school to sue the American Bar Association in a month, arguing that due process rights were violated before and after the 2017 decision to put the for-profit school on probation.
Read More about For-profit law school Arizona Summit sues ABA over accreditation probationRecap of the Summit on the Future of Legal Education and Entry to the Profession at FIU Law
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — On April 12th and 13th, leaders from legal education and the legal profession from across the country gathered at FIU College of Law for a Summit on the Future of Legal Education and Entry to the Profession.
Read More about Recap of the Summit on the Future of Legal Education and Entry to the Profession at FIU LawABA to vote on admissions test requirement for law schools in August
LAW.COM — Despite the proposed change, most law schools will continue to use the LSAT in admissions even if the ABA’s House of Delegates in August signs off on eliminating the LSAT’s required use, experts said.
Read More about ABA to vote on admissions test requirement for law schools in AugustLaw schools ask firms to disclose harassment policies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Yale Law School and other top legal education programs on Monday asked law firms recruiting on their campuses to disclose their workplace harassment policies for summer associates.
Read More about Law schools ask firms to disclose harassment policiesYale Law Ethics Bureau wins U.S. Supreme Court Sixth Amendment case
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On May 14, 2018, The Ethics Bureau at Yale Law School won a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the justices threw out a Louisiana death row inmate’s conviction for a 2008 murder after finding the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to legal representation at trial was violated.
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