Study: Major racial disparities with levels of student loan debt among borrowers
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Analyses from two new sources of evidence — federal data and a report on a controversial federal-student-loan program — show that at both graduate and undergraduate levels the debt burden has grown significantly greater for black students.
Read More about Study: Major racial disparities with levels of student loan debt among borrowersOpinion: Conservatives in U.S. House see PROSPER Act as much needed higher education reform
WALL STREET JOURNAL — College administrators are already facing a new challenge as Washington weighs a major piece of legislation that could shake up the way higher education does business. The PROSPER Act aims to simplify student loans, expand vocational options, protect free speech, and end ‘public service’ subsidies.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Prospective law students interested in family law or child advocacy should research schools with specialized training programs and clinics.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — Although the recent approval by the American Bar Association to eliminate the requirement that law schools use the LSAT as part of their admissions process could upend a 70-year tradition, the potential shift away from the test is not expected to bring great change to legal education
Read More about Law schools unlikely to eliminate admissions test requirement after ABA rule changeA look at Philadelphia-area law graduate employment data for the class of 2017
PHILLY VOICE — Four Philadelphia-area universities surpassed the national average (69 percent) of 2017 graduates employed in full-time jobs that require passing the bar exam, including the law schools at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Villanova University, and Drexel University.
Read More about A look at Philadelphia-area law graduate employment data for the class of 2017Law Students Push Back Against Mandatory Arbitration
BLOOMBERG LAW — American law students entering on-campus interviews for Big Law summer associate jobs this summer will be armed with one new piece of information: whether firms require associates to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
Read More about Law Students Push Back Against Mandatory ArbitrationABA council approves rule change ending law school admission test requirement
ABA JOURNAL — A proposed revision to remove an admission test requirement for accredited law schools was approved Friday by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar—as was a plan to reorganize the section. The council will absorb the accreditation committee and the standards review committee.
Read More about ABA council approves rule change ending law school admission test requirementLoyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Sean M. Scott appointed Associate Director of AALS
LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL LOS ANGELES — Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Sean M. Scott has been appointed associate director of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), where she will help guide the group’s mission to advance excellence in legal education.
Read More about Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Professor Sean M. Scott appointed Associate Director of AALSLegal sector adds 800 jobs in April
ABA JOURNAL — The legal services sector added 800 jobs in April, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More about Legal sector adds 800 jobs in AprilYale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic helps pass Connecticut law to help veterans receive benefits related to PTSD
YALE LAW SCHOOL — A February 2018 report released by Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic helped pass a Connecticut state bill that will extend state veterans’ benefits to former service members discharged from the U.S. military under other-than-honorable conditions and who experienced post-traumatic stress disorder during their service.
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