Tennessee Law graduate awarded fellowship to help expand access to justice through technology
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE – KNOXVILLE – Kirsten Jacobson, a 2016 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, was recently awarded a competitive, two-year postgraduate fellowship by the nonprofit Equal Justice Works.
Read More about Tennessee Law graduate awarded fellowship to help expand access to justice through technologyVermont Law School’s Energy Clinic receives grant to ramp up initiatives around community solar development in New England
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL – The Energy Clinic at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School announced an $80,000 grant from The John Merck Fund, enabling faculty and student clinicians to expand the reach of their community solar work throughout New England.
Read More about Vermont Law School’s Energy Clinic receives grant to ramp up initiatives around community solar development in New EnglandCampbell Law professors release book on navigating the first year of law school
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY – A trio of Campbell Law professors have collaborated to author a book on excelling in the first year of law school.
Read More about Campbell Law professors release book on navigating the first year of law schoolUNT Dallas College of Law connects students with underserved neighborhoods to gain experience
KERA (NPR DALLAS) – The UNT Dallas College of Law is trying to attract a different type of student.
Read More about UNT Dallas College of Law connects students with underserved neighborhoods to gain experienceAALS Executive Director Judith Areen discusses the rise of accelerated bachelor’s/JD combination programs
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS – Judith Areen, executive director of the Association of American Law Schools in D.C., said there’s been a lot of thought given to the rising cost of college and graduate school.
Read More about AALS Executive Director Judith Areen discusses the rise of accelerated bachelor’s/JD combination programsSurvey: Recent law school graduates discuss changes they would like to see in law school
FORTUNE – As part of its survey of this year’s “Best & Brightest” 3Ls, Tipping The Scales asked nominees to share how they would change law school.
Read More about Survey: Recent law school graduates discuss changes they would like to see in law schoolMassachusetts adopts Uniform Bar Exam
BLOOMBERG LAW – Massachusetts adopted the Uniform Bar Exam, a standardized test that consists of multiple choice questions, essays, and skills assessments, now used in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Read More about Massachusetts adopts Uniform Bar ExamUC Davis Law Dean discusses the importance of a diverse faculty
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – “The population of the United States will only grow more diverse. A positive, peaceful future for all of us requires that we, as educators, embrace that diversity and make it a powerful weapon for good.”
Read More about UC Davis Law Dean discusses the importance of a diverse facultyVirginia Senator and Harvard Law School alumnus Tim Kaine selected as Democratic vice-presidential candidate
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – Democratic vice-presidential pick Tim Kaine, former governor of Virginia and currently that state’s junior U.S. senator, is a 1983 graduate of Harvard Law School.
Read More about Virginia Senator and Harvard Law School alumnus Tim Kaine selected as Democratic vice-presidential candidateCornell Law School Dean Eduardo Peñalver honored with Hispanic National Bar Foundation award for leadership
CORNELL LAW SCHOOL – The Hispanic National Bar Foundation presented Eduardo M. Peñalver, Allen R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law, with its Academic Leadership Award.
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