Pepperdine Law introduces LL.M in entertainment, media, and sports

March 27, 2017

YAHOO FINANCE – The Pepperdine University School of Law announced that it will offer a Master of Laws in Entertainment, Media, and Sports beginning in Fall 2017.

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IIT Chicago-Kent Law adds new course on legal project management

March 27, 2017

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – Chicago-Kent is offering a new course this spring, titled Legal Project Management and Legal Process Improvement, in collaboration with Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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Video: Penn State Law event explores bias in legal education

March 27, 2017

PENN STATE LAW – Tackling complex and interrelated issues of gender, ethnicity, and bias, a distinguished panel at Penn State Law addressed how bias shapes legal education and how this affects law students, professors, and the legal profession.

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New Mexico Law professor releases new book on military legal expansion during World War I

March 27, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO – A new book by Professor Joshua E. Kastenberg is the first published history to explore the military legal expansions of Major General Enoch Crowder, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army.

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Quinnipiac Law professors to discuss immigration law and policy during public event

March 27, 2017

CONNECTICUT POST-CHRONICLE – John Thomas, a professor at the School of Law and the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac, and Sheila Hayre, an adjunct law professor at Quinnipiac, will discuss the Trump administration’s modifications to previous immigration law and policy

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Temple Law announces three candidates to lead law school

March 27, 2017

TEMPLE NEWS – The search for a new Beasley School of Law dean includes three candidates so far to replace former dean, JoAnne Epps, who is now the university’s provost.

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Cincinnati Law Dean placed on administrative leave

March 27, 2017

CINCINNATI.COM – The dean of University of Cincinnati’s College of Law, Jennifer Bard, was placed on administrative leave.

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Charlotte School of Law dean steps down

March 27, 2017

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER – With his school’s future hanging in the balance, the dean of the beleaguered Charlotte School of Law is stepping down.

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Opinion: Arizona Summit Law’s partnership with Florida HBCU will hurt black students

March 27, 2017

NEW YORK TIMES – “[E]ncouraging African-American students to attend Arizona Summit will not help them achieve their goals. It will hobble them.”

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ABA section on legal education seeks comments on proposal to establish validity process for law school admissions tests

March 20, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – The proposed revision to Standard 503 calls for the council to establish a process that determines reliability and validity of other tests besides the LSAT.

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