University at Buffalo Law students to travel to Puerto Rico as part of recovery assistance legal clinic

November 13, 2017

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW – The University at Buffalo School of Law has launched the Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic, in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

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American University Washington College of Law contributes to Guatemalan Constitutional Court decision regarding death penalty

November 13, 2017

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – Aythnis Rivera LL.M. ’17 and Tatiana Devia ’18, who are part of the law school’s Impact Litigation Project, were pleased to hear about the decision.

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Maryland Carey Law students spend two weeks in Malawi helping children through collaboration

November 13, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – A two-week trip to Malawi has further cemented a collaborative bond established years ago between the law school and the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College of Law.

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Tennessee Board of Law Examiners files petition calling for adoption of Uniform Bar Exam

November 13, 2017

WGNS (MURFREESBORO) – The proposal would allow UBE scores earned in Tennessee to be used to become licensed in others states.

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Report projects private universities will surpass public counterparts in tuition revenue growth

November 13, 2017

WASHINGTON POST – The credit rating agency said private institutions project net tuition revenue will climb about 2.4 percent in fiscal 2018.

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Report finds states lack strategy for addressing affordability in higher education

November 13, 2017

INSIDE HIGHER ED – SHEEO found that 68 percent of higher education agencies it surveyed had no unified affordability strategy taking tuition, fees and financial aid into account.

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Maine Law Dean honored by International Women’s Forum

November 13, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Dean Danielle Conway was recently honored by the International Women’s Forum as a “Woman Who Makes A Difference.”

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UNC School of Law Dean Martin Brinkley appointed Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law

November 13, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW – The dean of UNC School of Law, Martin H. Brinkley ’92, has been appointed as Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law.

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Penn Law professor confirmed for U.S. Court of Appeals seat

November 13, 2017

DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN – Stephanos Bibas, a Penn Law School professor, will fill a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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Two Fordham Law, Georgetown Law professors lead legal team for project to increase reach of broadband internet access in Harlem

November 13, 2017

JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – Olivier Sylvain and Sheila Foster are leading the legal team of a project that hopes to bring broadband internet access to low-income residents in Harlem.

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