South Dakota Law students, alumni share thoughts on law school’s potential move

May 30, 2017

ARGUS LEADER – Current law students, faculty and donating alumni represent a key population affected by the proposal. Some said they didn’t want to see the state’s only law school move from Vermillion, where it was founded in 1901.

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UVA Law graduates connect with alumni to succeed in job market

May 30, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA – The school currently has graduates working in every firm in American Lawyer’s list of the 100 top-grossing U.S. law firms.

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Harvard Law honors students during 2017 Class Day

May 30, 2017

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – A number of Harvard Law students from the Class of 2017 received special awards during the 2017 Class Day ceremony on May 24.

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Stanford Law hosts constitutional law scholars to discuss potential overhauls, amendments

May 30, 2017

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL – Constitutional scholars from across the country recently gathered at Stanford to discuss potential overhauls to the U.S. Constitution.

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Opinion: Reforms needed for Philippines legal education and bar exams

May 30, 2017

MANILA STANDARD – “Unfortunately, the Bar exams and Philippine legal education [do] not prepare future lawyers for the needs of the country. It does not give them tools to navigate the post-millennium era and the dilemmas it brings.”

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Opinion: Funding cuts to UNC Law are political

May 30, 2017

NEWS & OBSERVER – “The GOP is sending a message: It thinks the law school faculty is liberal leaning, it doesn’t like the Center for Civil Rights, and it particularly doesn’t like Gene Nichol.”

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Infographic: Where women go to law school

May 30, 2017

GLOBENEWSWIRE – Although women now comprise 50.9% of J.D. students, enrollment data shows a great disparity among law schools.

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UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick discusses state of legal education and profession

May 29, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW – Dean Eric Mitnick recently spoke with the Oklahoma Legal Group as part of its series on law school deans. In the interview, he describes his views on the changing landscape of legal education and practice.

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Trump Administration proposes elimination of public service loan forgiveness

May 22, 2017

FORBES – Under the proposed budget, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program would be eliminated.

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Study: Tuition discounting continues to rise at private colleges and universities

May 22, 2017

INSIDE HIGHER ED – The latest findings show no break from long-established trends of rising tuition discounting.

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