Pitt Law to establish professorship of asylum, refugee, and immigration law

October 17, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW – William M. Carter Jr., dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, has announced a major gift to establish the Jack and Lovell Olender Professorship of Asylum, Refugee, and Immigration Law.

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St. Thomas University Law student to receive scholarship from ABA entertainment and sports forum

October 17, 2016

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Second-year law student, D’Bria Bradshaw, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2016 ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries Meeting Scholarship.

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Elon Law wins Access Group grant to study impact of new innovative curriculum

October 17, 2016

TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL – Elon University School of Law will study the impact and benefits of its innovative new curriculum, and then publicly share those results to advance American legal education.

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UNT Dallas Law to appeal to ABA’s Council on Legal Education for accreditation

October 17, 2016

DALLAS NEWS – UNT System representatives will appear before the American Bar Association’s Council on Legal Education, a panel that ultimately determines the accreditation of law schools across the nation.

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Law faculty and legal industry stakeholders weigh in on how to evaluate a law school’s teaching methods

October 11, 2016

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Both law professors and practicing attorneys say prospective law students should vet law schools based on the way they teach.

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Indiana McKinney Law to host AALS Executive Director Judith Areen for annual lecture

October 11, 2016

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Judith Areen, Executive Director of the Association of American Law Schools, will present the James P. White Lecture on Legal Education.

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Advice for law school applicants on finding the best fit

October 11, 2016

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Here are four tips on how to choose the right reach schools and make an effective sales pitch.

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Six Supreme Court justices attend dedication ceremony of Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University

October 11, 2016

WASHINGTON POST – Kagan, one of six justices from the high court at the event in Arlington, Va., said Scalia relished connecting with students because it gave him a forum to talk about ideas.

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California legal publication to shift to all-digital format

October 11, 2016

ABA JOURNAL – The Recorder, a San Francisco-based legal publication published by ALM, is switching to an all-digital format.

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