Mitchell Hamline Law to increase residency opportunities for students
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Petry, a 1998 graduate of Hamline University School of Law, was hired this summer as assistant director of career and professional development.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law to increase residency opportunities for studentsQ and A with Yale Law professor James Silk on work in human rights
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS – Professor James J. Silk was interviewed by phone about his human rights work and how he maintains his dedication during what he describes as a “dark time.”
Read More about Q and A with Yale Law professor James Silk on work in human rightsCampbell Law’s assistant dean of admissions named to regional pre-law advisors board
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY – Campbell Law School Assistant Dean of Admissions Dexter Smith has been appointed to the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors Board of Directors.
Read More about Campbell Law’s assistant dean of admissions named to regional pre-law advisors boardHarvard Law professor launches ‘Wisdom of Finance Video’ contest for high school students in Boston
INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS – This contest challenges students to be creative in applying their knowledge of economics and finance to what they have learned about literature and art in their humanities classes.
Read More about Harvard Law professor launches ‘Wisdom of Finance Video’ contest for high school students in BostonSuccess stories: How some law schools increased first-time pass rates by at least 10 points
ABA JOURNAL – At some of these schools, cut lines for LSAT scores and undergraduate GPAs were lower for the class that took the bar for the first time in July 2017.
Read More about Success stories: How some law schools increased first-time pass rates by at least 10 pointsSome law schools found to be out of compliance by ABA may not have raised admissions standards
ABA JOURNAL – [I]t appears that many of those schools have a ways to go to come into compliance, David Frakt writes at the Faculty Lounge.
Read More about Some law schools found to be out of compliance by ABA may not have raised admissions standardsABA publishes data on law school admissions, tuition, and bar passage
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION – Information about admissions and other matters reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools is now publicly available.
Read More about ABA publishes data on law school admissions, tuition, and bar passageU.S. college enrollment slides for sixth straight year, though at a slower rate
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Graduate and professional programs were up by 24,000 students, according to the center.
Read More about U.S. college enrollment slides for sixth straight year, though at a slower rateA look at the changing landscape of student protest in higher education
ATLANTIC – The tax-bill overhaul mobilized a broad coalition of activists, offering first glimpses of what Republicans may be up against when they tackle financial-aid reform next year.
Read More about A look at the changing landscape of student protest in higher educationNational Law Journal study focuses on lack of diversity in Supreme Court clerk appointments
BIG LAW BUSINESS – Most major law firms today have opened their ranks to a broader spectrum of society, but very little has changed to expand clerk diversity at the high court.
Read More about National Law Journal study focuses on lack of diversity in Supreme Court clerk appointments