Missouri Law professor selected as Interim Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity amid student unrest
KCTV (CBS KANSAS CITY) – Provost Garnett Stokes announced Tuesday that Chuck Henson will take over the interim vice chancellor role effective immediately. Henson, the associate dean for academic affairs and trial practice in the MU School of Law, has been with the university since 2009 and has served as an adjunct professor, visiting professor…
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THE DES MOINES REGISTER – The new University of Iowa president is supporting a “faculty vitality” proposal that, if backed by state lawmakers, would provide $4.5 million for recruiting new faculty and increasing salaries of tenure-track faculty.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER – Well-documented changes in the legal profession since the economic recession are sending a small but growing number of law school graduates down a new career path toward companies that want employees with juris doctorates but do not involve the practice of law.
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THE NEWS RECORD – University of Cincinnati undergraduates can get an early taste of law school and gain insights into everyday legal issues as the College of Law begins to offer courses designed especially for them spring semester.
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THE JAPAN TIMES – Inspired by the U.S.-based Innocence Project, researchers in Japan aim to launch a support network next spring for people believed to have been wrongly convicted.
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FORBES – The good news is that law school graduates who pass the bar exam have a good shot at landing a job, and can often refinance their law school debt with private lenders at lower rates. The bad news is that the scramble for applicants is forcing some law schools to lower their standards.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS – Students who want to earn a law degree but cannot attend classes full time during the day may now take advantage of a new, part-time evening option being offered by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL – Tulane Law School Dean David Meyer joined a select group of law school deans from around the world at an international conference in China exploring the challenges of preparing the next generation of lawyers.
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CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE – This year, UCF law school applicants might just have to raise the bar a little higher if they want to work in court one day.
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PR.COM – UnitedLex, a leading global provider of legal and cyber security services, announced today that the University of Southern California Gould School of Law has joined its innovative “legal residency” program.
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