Albany Law School announces two-year accelerated JD program
ABA JOURNAL – Albany Law School has announced a two-year JD program that shaves a year’s worth of tuition off the price.
Read More about Albany Law School announces two-year accelerated JD programTemple Law appoints Gregory N. Mandel as interim dean
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – Gregory N. Mandel, the Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law and associate dean for research at Temple University Beasley School of Law, has been appointed interim dean of Temple Law School, effective immediately.
Read More about Temple Law appoints Gregory N. Mandel as interim deanIndiana law school deans discuss Arizona Law’s decision to accept GRE as admissions test
INDIANA LAWYER – Indiana law school deans say they would be open to accepting someone’s Graduate Record Examination score in place of the Law School Admission Test, though most said they would need more research to prove the GRE is a valid predictor of law school success.
Read More about Indiana law school deans discuss Arizona Law’s decision to accept GRE as admissions testRutgers Law School professor shares why he banned laptops in his classroom
LAW.COM – Fed up with distracted students and plodding classroom discussions, Rutgers Law School professor Stuart Green has launched an outright ban on laptops in his courses.
Read More about Rutgers Law School professor shares why he banned laptops in his classroomQ & A with a business journalist on the modern legal profession and her decision to attend law school
BLOOMBERG LAW – Shane Ferro of the Huffington Post left this month to study law at Columbia University.
Read More about Q & A with a business journalist on the modern legal profession and her decision to attend law schoolHearing over South Texas College of Law name change, trademark infringement commences
HOUSTON CHRONICLE – In the latest salvo in a legal battle between Houston’s law schools, attorneys for UH filed an emergency motion.
Read More about Hearing over South Texas College of Law name change, trademark infringement commencesOpinion: Big data efforts in legal system will lower costs and increase access to justice
HUFFINGTON POST – “Big data has shown its potential value in the legal system with a promise of reducing the time lawyers need to complete research and casework, which should eventually lower costs and increase access to the justice system for all.”
Read More about Opinion: Big data efforts in legal system will lower costs and increase access to justiceFlorida State University Law celebrates 50th anniversary
FSU NEWS – 2016 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Florida State University College of Law.
Read More about Florida State University Law celebrates 50th anniversaryAkron Law leaders discuss law school enrollment trends
AKRON LEGAL NEWS – Nolan James, the law school’s director of admissions, indicated that Akron Law was initially on track with the national trend — but the school brought in a large incoming class in 2015 and is expected to experience another increase in enrollment this fall.
Read More about Akron Law leaders discuss law school enrollment trendsIndiana McKinney Law Dean Andrew R. Klein shares views on legal education and the profession
OKLAHOMA LEGAL GROUP – Dean Klein participated in the law deans interview series and to answer questions about law school and the legal profession.
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