USC Gould Law offers new online certificate program in entertainment law

October 2, 2017

MARKETS INSIDER – USC Gould School of Law is launching a new online program in Entertainment Law & Industry.

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Wake Forest Law launches online journal covering bioethics and the law

October 2, 2017

WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL – Wake Forest University School of Law students and faculty have created an online graduate school journal that explores the growing field of bioethics.

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Northeastern Law professor selected as Princeton fellow with public affairs and law program

October 2, 2017

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Aziza Ahmed has been selected as a fellow with the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University.

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Northeastern Law professor honored with Fulbright Specialist award to promote human rights cities and local implementation

October 2, 2017

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Martha Davis has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist award for 2017-2018 to assist the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s global offices.

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Survey finds 25 percent of law schools plan to accept GRE for admissions

September 25, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – In its 2017 survey of law school admissions offices, Kaplan Test Prep found that there’s a sharp increase in those planning to accept Graduate Records Examination scores from applicants.

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Video: Law school students from across the country answer the question, “Why Law?”

September 25, 2017

YOUTUBE – Twelve deans have come together, with the help of their students, to highlight how the next generation of lawyers will make a difference in their communities and in the profession.

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AALS Executive Director Judy Areen discusses accelerated bachelor’s/JD programs

September 25, 2017

U.S. NEWS – The association doesn’t track these bachelor’s/J.D. programs formally, but Areen says their numbers are growing.

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Exploring the costs and benefits of accelerated bachelor’s/JD programs

September 25, 2017

U.S. NEWS – Here are five things aspiring lawyers who are considering one of these programs should know.

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Recommendation for law students pursuing a career in health law

September 25, 2017

U.S. NEWS – Health law is an in-demand field, and a concentration or joint degree could set you apart from peers.

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New York Times analysis finds affirmative action efforts fall short as a diversity strategy

September 25, 2017

NEW YORK TIMES – [B]lack and Hispanic freshmen were more underrepresented at the nation’s top schools in 2015 than they were in 1980, the Times analysis found.

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