Education Department’s student loan forgiveness approval letters may be invalid

April 3, 2017

NEW YORK TIMES – The Education Department suggested that borrowers could not rely on the program’s administrator to say accurately whether they qualify for debt forgiveness.

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Suffolk Law Dean Andrew Perlman discusses innovations in legal education, law school admissions

April 3, 2017

BLOOMBERG LAW – As dean, Perlman has been vocal about his intention to transform Suffolk Law into a training ground that will prepare students for the new realities of the legal industry.

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Incoming New Hampshire Law Dean Megan Carpenter hopes to expand law school’s intellectual property program

April 3, 2017

CONCORD MONITOR – Megan Carpenter, the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s new dean, wants the classroom to mirror what practicing law is really like.

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WVU Law Dean Greg Bowman discusses job outlook for law grads in West Virginia

April 3, 2017

STATE JOURNAL – Bowman said incoming students need to think about where they want their careers to go.

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AccessLex Institute names Aaron N. Taylor as Executive Director of Center for Legal Education Excellence

April 3, 2017

PR NEWSWIRE – AccessLex Institute is pleased to announce that Aaron N. Taylor has been named Executive Director of the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence, effective June 1, 2017.

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Students at University of California law schools join in effort to help immigrants with legal rights

April 3, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – Hundreds of UC legal students have stepped into that fray, eager to put their training into action.

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Georgetown Law students, professors help win Supreme Court case on behalf of children with disabilities

April 3, 2017

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – The students were working with Professor Brian Wolfman and clinic fellow Wyatt Sassman, representing a child with autism suing a Colorado school district.

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Notre Dame Law students gain hands-on experience while hosting U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

April 3, 2017

NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL – Notre Dame Law School will host the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, with three law students participating on the briefs and two participating in the oral argument.

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BYU Law students help detained families during externship in Texas

April 3, 2017

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – During five “life-changing” days in Dilley, Texas, 10 BYU law students listened to women and children who had fled their homelands.

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Denver Law program helps Native Americans draft wills pro bono

April 3, 2017

DIVERSE EDUCATION – About 20 law students from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law visited the Upper Fruitland Chapter of the Navajo Nation to help tribe members draft wills.

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