Widener Commonwealth Law students participate in pro bono guardianship monitoring program

November 18, 2024

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Four law students from Widener University Commonwealth Law School are making a difference in their community through the Honorable Todd A. Hoover Pro Bono Guardianship Monitoring Program.

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A profile on Yale Law student Emily Elledge

November 18, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — After piloting Ospreys in the Marine Corps, Emily Elledge ’26 pivoted to law school as a new challenge. She discusses how the law provides a different way to serve her country, and shares her experiences as a veteran at Yale Law School.

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Yale Law professors Taisu Zhang and John D. Morley recognized with writing awards

November 18, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 has received the Allan Sharlin Memorial Book Award from the Social Science History Association (SSHA) for his book “The Ideological Foundations of Qing Taxation: Belief Systems, Politics, and Institutions.” 

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Yale Law hosts panel of veteran alumni to discuss leadership and service on Veterans Day

November 18, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Four Yale Law School alumni and military veterans returned to the School on Nov. 7 for a panel discussion on leadership and service sponsored by The Tsai Leadership Program.

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Yale Law Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic helps advance domestic violence reform bill

November 18, 2024

YALE LAW NEWS — With the collaboration of Yale Law School students and several local Connecticut nonprofits, a new bill in the state may soon be passed that would provide trauma-informed sentencing relief to people who can connect their crime to a past history of domestic violence and abuse.

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Law schools increase artificial intelligence education to meet professional demands

November 18, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Generative artificial intelligence has blossomed in the legal industry over the last year. But how are law schools responding, and where will they head in 2025?

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How the Trump presidency could affect higher education financial aid

November 18, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — For all the political oxygen that higher education consumed during Donald Trump’s four years out of office, the once and future president has yet to put forth a comprehensive policy agenda on postsecondary education for his second term—including how he’ll approach federal financial aid and programs to ease postsecondary access.

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How plans to close the Education Department could be difficult to achieve

November 18, 2024

USA TODAY — On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to “close” the U.S. Department of Education if he regained the White House. 

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How universities are using work-based learning to increase the perceived value of higher education

November 18, 2024

THE HECHINGER REPORT — Every weekday morning for six months, instead of taking college classes, 25-year-old Tamari Natelauri made the 45-minute drive from Philadelphia to Voorhees Township, New Jersey, to go to work at a large accounting firm.

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Opinion: Why teaching authenticity is important in higher education

November 18, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION — Evan J. Walsh suggests reflective questions to ask of yourself—and your students—to bring about greater personal and professional fulfillment.

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