Yale Law student Raymond Perez discusses summer work at the European Court of Human Rights

October 15, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Raymond Perez ’26 discusses his time as a Kirby Simon Fellowship at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. 

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Yale Law introduces new artificial intelligence initiatives

October 15, 2024

YALE DAILY NEWS — This fall, the Yale Law School has pioneered interdisciplinary studies into how artificial intelligence will impact the legal field. 

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A look at the ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers using artificial intelligence

October 15, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Artificial intelligence is changing law practice by offering benefits like increased efficiency. AI-driven research tools, such as chatbots, allow lawyers to analyze extensive legal databases. Although lawyers are embracing the change, there are also some ethical concerns.

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Florida colleges cancel classes in preparation for Hurricane Milton

October 15, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges in west and central Florida canceled classes for part of the week as they prepared for Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm that’s expected to slam into Tampa on Wednesday night and move across central Florida. 

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How voters want the next president to handle higher education policy

October 15, 2024

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent shoutout to apprenticeships and other alternatives to four-year college degrees may have surprised those who are accustomed to the Democratic Party’s longstanding promotion of “college for all.” 

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College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.

October 15, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — We asked higher ed leaders and thinkers to take stock of the fraught year just past and offer a vision for the future. They gave us a quarrelsome, eloquent earful.

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Colleges implement programs during orientation to promote civil discourse

October 15, 2024

NPR — College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.

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A look at universities’ push toward political neutrality

October 15, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?

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ABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threats

October 15, 2024

REUTERS — The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program, opens new tab to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally discriminating by using racial quotas.

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Legal sector sees September growth following four-month drop

October 15, 2024

REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector added 1,600 jobs in September, reversing a slide that began in the spring, according to U.S. Labor Department data released on Friday.

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