New tax law could reduce giving to U.S. colleges
WALL STREET JOURNAL — Colleges hauled in record donations last year, but the new tax law could affect alumni’s interest in donating to their alma mater.
Read More about New tax law could reduce giving to U.S. collegesEnrollment at Oklahoma’s law schools down since 2011
TULSA BUSINESS LEGAL NEWS — Following the national trend in the Great Recession’s immediate aftermath, all three of Oklahoma’s law schools saw declining enrollment from 2011 to 2016 but are now starting to bounce back, albeit not to pre-recession levels.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Law students will be the first to tell you: law school is stressful. It’s competitive, expectations are high, and there’s a lot to do and only so many hours to do it.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school letter of recommendation writers can differ significantly in their approach to the process. Some will put in little effort and draft a short, generic recommendation, while others will engage in a dialogue with the applicant when writing the letter.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — Calling it a “comprehensive report,” the American Bar Association released a series of spreadsheets Thursday which presented the ultimate two-year bar passage rate for 2015 graduates as well as the bar passage rates for first-time takers in 2016 and 2017 from each accredited law school.
Read More about A look at Indiana law schools’ performance on the bar examMore than 160 deans sign letter in support of funding Legal Services Corporation
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION — More than 160 law school deans sent a letter to Congressional leaders on March 14 urging support for Legal Services Corporation.
Read More about More than 160 deans sign letter in support of funding Legal Services CorporationABA Midyear Meeting panel explores the current state of legal education
YOUR ABA — Since the Great Recession of a few years ago, legal education has come under intense scrutiny, with declining student enrollment, rising student debt, a decreasing market for new law jobs and more schools falling short of American Bar Association accreditation standards.
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ABA JOURNAL — The aggregate first-time bar passage rate for the class of 2017 was 77.2 percent—an increase from 2016, when the first time pass rate was 74.3 percent, according to data released Thursday by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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CBC — Last month, the University of Victoria’s law faculty announced that it is launching a new, joint Common law and Indigenous law degree program this fall. It will be the first of its kind in the world.
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FULCRUM — This January, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, common law section has implemented mandatory sexual assault prevention training for all first-year students.
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