Arne Duncan to resign as Secretary of the Department of Education in December
CNN – President Barack Obama praised Arne Duncan’s service as secretary of education on Friday, hours after Duncan said he would step down in December.
Read More about Arne Duncan to resign as Secretary of the Department of Education in DecemberDepartment of Education: Student loan default rate declining
THE WASHINGTON POST – The number of people who fail to pay their federal student loans within three years of leaving college is down, signaling that the government’s generous repayment plans are taking off.
Read More about Department of Education: Student loan default rate decliningAALS discusses trend of law school clinics for student entrepreneurs
CBS NEWS – Along with traditional student-run legal clinics, which serve groups like military veterans and low-income families, more law schools are opening clinics that aim to help startups off the ground, especially those created on campus.
Read More about AALS discusses trend of law school clinics for student entrepreneursCombined Rutgers Law Schools offer updated diplomas to alumni
PHILLY.COM – Now that the Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark law schools have become one Rutgers Law School, alumni have the option of receiving a new diploma, printed fresh from the university’s press in New Brunswick, N.J.
Read More about Combined Rutgers Law Schools offer updated diplomas to alumniIndiana-McKinney Law moves towards electronic textbooks
INDYSTAR – The days of toting heavy textbooks are gone for some Indiana University students, who have opted into the school’s digital learning program.
Read More about Indiana-McKinney Law moves towards electronic textbooksGeorge Washington Law celebrates 150-year anniversary
GW TODAY – The George Washington University Law School kicked off its sesquicentennial anniversary, welcoming alumni to the university’s Alumni Weekend with complimentary activities designed to celebrate their alma mater’s past and look toward its future.
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BAYLOR NEWS – Baylor Law School will present its second annual John and Marie Chiles Federalist Papers Lecture Series. Guest speaker Peter Berkowitz, J.D. and Ph.D., the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, will present a lecture titled, “Constitutional Conservatism.”
Read More about Baylor Law presents Federalist Papers lecture series on Constitutional conservatismColorado Law Dean Philip J. Weiser discusses the challenges facing legal education
THE OKLAHOMA LEGAL GROUP BLOG – “For this interview, we reached out to Dean Philip J. Weiser, Dean of the University of Colorado Law School. Weiser is not only the dean of Colorado Law, but he is also the Thomson Professor of Law, and Executive Director and Founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law,…
Read More about Colorado Law Dean Philip J. Weiser discusses the challenges facing legal educationMichigan State Law to dedicate plaza to affiliated Detroit College of Law alumni
MSU TODAY – The Detroit College of Law Plaza provides identity and history for alumni, offering a granite seal on the floor noting DCL was founded in 1891 in Detroit, said Joan Howarth, dean of MSU College of Law. The plaza also features a short history and a roster of donors.
Read More about Michigan State Law to dedicate plaza to affiliated Detroit College of Law alumniOpinion: Supreme Court will continue to lean right in future cases, led by Chief Justice John Roberts
BLOOMBERG BNA – “With the Supreme Court poised to reconvene the first Monday in October, let’s clear the air about last term’s supposed turn to the left: It didn’t happen.”
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