Advice for law school applicants with STEM degrees
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Although applicants with STEM backgrounds are at no disadvantage when applying to law school, there are a few challenges that apply particularly to STEM applicants – but there are ways to overcome them.
Read More about Advice for law school applicants with STEM degreesDemand is on the rise for “journalist law schools”
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – The four-day [Journalist Law School at Loyola Law School] is so successful—and so oversubscribed—that a similar program is now being planned at the University of South Carolina in October.
Read More about Demand is on the rise for “journalist law schools”Brooklyn Law School to refund some tuition for unemployed graduates
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Beginning with students entering this year — whether in two-, three- or four-year programs — Brooklyn Law School is offering to repay 15 percent of total tuition costs to those who have not found full-time jobs nine months after graduating.
Read More about Brooklyn Law School to refund some tuition for unemployed graduatesStudy: LSAT scores overweighted in predicting law school success
TAXPROF BLOG – Law school admission test scores are an “overvalued predictor” of law school grades, according to a new study.
Read More about Study: LSAT scores overweighted in predicting law school successTwenty schools account for 20 percent of all graduate school debt; few law schools on list
THE WASHINGTON POST – Getting an advanced degree doesn’t come cheap, which is why graduate students carry nearly half of all student debt. But it turns out that a handful of schools are responsible for a large share of that money.
Read More about Twenty schools account for 20 percent of all graduate school debt; few law schools on listLaw students near the top in an analysis of graduate debt by field
NPR – Perhaps not surprisingly, grad students tend to take on more debt when going into fields where the pay is higher. Students studying medicine and law typically borrow more than $100,000 to get through school, and many go on to high-paying careers.
Read More about Law students near the top in an analysis of graduate debt by fieldDuke Law Professor James E. Coleman Jr. to be honored with award from ABA’s Criminal Justice Section
DUKE LAW NEWS – Professor James E. Coleman Jr. will be honored with the Raeder-Taslitz Award from the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Criminal Justice Section in October.
Read More about Duke Law Professor James E. Coleman Jr. to be honored with award from ABA’s Criminal Justice SectionPodcast: Ohio State law professor Deborah Merritt interviews attorney Meaghan Hearne on her career and LGBT advocacy
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – In this week’s episode, host Deborah Merritt speaks with Meaghan Hearne, a Syracuse University Law School graduate, about her general practice that includes areas as varied as civil litigation, criminal defense, divorces and child custody and about her work with the LGBT community.
Read More about Podcast: Ohio State law professor Deborah Merritt interviews attorney Meaghan Hearne on her career and LGBT advocacyLaw schools interested in partnership with Cuba in a more open era
THE WASHINGTON POST – The new relationship between the University of Havana and UDC is just one of several exchanges being explored or established by colleges in the United States and Cuba. As relations between the two countries change, some schools are reaching out eagerly – yet carefully.
Read More about Law schools interested in partnership with Cuba in a more open eraSpring Miller selected as assistant dean for public interest at Vanderbilt Law
VANDERBILT NEWS – Dean Chris Guthrie has announced the appointment of Spring Miller as assistant dean for public interest at Vanderbilt Law School.
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