ABA debates changes to full-time faculty requirements at law schools, faces pushback
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The ABA wants to end a rule that assures law schools have the majority of courses taught by full-timers. While some say this would minimize costs, others see an erosion of quality.
Read More about ABA debates changes to full-time faculty requirements at law schools, faces pushbackResearch at Yale Law looks at the factors holding Asian Americans back from rising to top positions despite being the fastest growing minority group in law
ABA JOURNAL – Asian-American enrollment in law school has declined more steeply than that of other racial and ethnic groups, according to a report documenting a glass ceiling for this group in the law.
Read More about Research at Yale Law looks at the factors holding Asian Americans back from rising to top positions despite being the fastest growing minority group in lawABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar discusses potential modifications to distance learning standards
ABA JOURNAL – Where and how accredited law schools offer courses and ways in which existing rules on those topics might be modified were discussed by the standards review committee.
Read More about ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar discusses potential modifications to distance learning standardsLaw firms lead in instituting transgender policies for employees
BLOOMBERG LAW – Law firms are often among the highest-rated workplaces for LGBT equality, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Read More about Law firms lead in instituting transgender policies for employeesSurvey finds business is booming at U.K. law firms
BLOOMBERG LAW – Profits per partner at U.K. law firms rose 8.5 percent to an average of just under 136,000 pounds ($178,000) in 2016 to the highest level in seven years.
Read More about Survey finds business is booming at U.K. law firmsDrexel Law Dean Daniel Filler discusses goals for law school in Q&A
DREXEL UNIVERSITY – Halfway through his first year as dean, Filler opened up about his high hopes for the trajectory of the Kline School of Law.
Read More about Drexel Law Dean Daniel Filler discusses goals for law school in Q&AVermont Law Dean Thomas McHenry describes school as being positioned for the future
VALLEY NEWS – Tom McHenry, Vermont Law School’s new dean and president, discusses his position and the state’s sole law school during an interview.
Read More about Vermont Law Dean Thomas McHenry describes school as being positioned for the futurePacific McGeorge Law Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz shares vision for law school
SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL – July 1 marked Michael Hunter Schwartz’s first day as dean of University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law.
Read More about Pacific McGeorge Law Dean Michael Hunter Schwartz shares vision for law schoolSome private student loan debts may be erased due to missing paperwork
NEW YORK TIMES – Tens of thousands of people who took out private loans to pay for college but have not been able to keep up payments may get their debts wiped away because critical paperwork is missing.
Read More about Some private student loan debts may be erased due to missing paperworkStudy finds student debt may be a barrier to home ownership
INSIDE HIGHER ED – A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that rising student debt levels are a substantial contributor to the decline in home ownership among young Americans.
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