UVA Law names Jennifer Givens as legal director of the Innocence Project Clinic

August 17, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW NEWS – Litigation veteran Jennifer Givens has joined the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law as legal director.

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West Virginia Law hosts Animal Welfare Forum

August 17, 2015

WBOY – A lot of passion and heartfelt feelings were were expressed at the West Virginia Animal Welfare Forum by the Federation of Humane Organizations (FOHO) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

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USC project creates project to aid non-tenure track faculty

August 17, 2015

INSIDE HIGHER ED – The anonymous survey tool can be used by provosts or administrators, department chairs, non-tenure-track faculty members themselves, or unions to understand departmental climates on campus.

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Tips for crafting a great personal statement for law school applicants

August 17, 2015

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – “I’ll outline the five-step process I use with my clients to make sure they write the best possible personal statement, and how much time one should spend at each step.”

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Citizens Bank enters the private student loan business

August 17, 2015

FORBES – “If you are looking to finance your education, Citizens is now a leading issuer of loans in the country.”

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Procedures to assist LSAT takers with disabilities approved by federal jurist

August 17, 2015

METROPOLITAN NEWS-ENTERPRISE – A federal jurist has largely upheld a set of procedures intended to make it easier for people with disabilities to qualify for accommodations when taking the Law School Admission Test.

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Hillary Clinton outlines plan to tackle higher education costs

August 17, 2015

THE NEW YORK TIMES – With Americans shouldering $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and about eight million of them in default, Hillary Rodham Clinton will propose major new spending by the federal government that would help undergraduates pay tuition at public colleges without needing loans.

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Californians call for transparency from unaccredited state law schools

August 17, 2015

LOS ANGELES TIMES – Legislators and legal experts are urging California bar officials to require the state’s unaccredited law schools to be more transparent to give prospective students a better idea of their chances of becoming an attorney.

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Whittier Law hosts law school assessment conference

August 17, 2015

SYS-CON MEDIA –  Whittier Law School will host a day-long law school assessment conference on November 14, 2015, called “Building an Assessment Plan from the Ground Up.”

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Podcast: Northeastern Law graduate discusses family practice experience

August 17, 2015

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Host Aaron Taylor speaks with Gabriel Cheong, who graduated from Northeastern Law School and started his own family law practice.

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