Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three years
USA TODAY — Less than three weeks before Election Day, the White House plans to sidestep the jumble of legal challenges it’s facing over its student loan forgiveness agenda to tout billions of dollars in new relief.
Read More about Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three yearsOpinion: Universities should make voting easy for students
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN — In these deeply divided times, people may not be aware that since 1965, colleges and universities have been legally obligated under the Higher Education Act (HEA) to make good faith efforts to help students register to vote.
Read More about Opinion: Universities should make voting easy for studentsWhat is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposal
REUTERS — Susan Smith Bakhshian, a Loyola Law School professor who helped develop the California’s Portfolio Bar Exam proposal, said California had “taken a wrong turn” in rejecting the program, adding that “reform is a long and complicated process.”
Read More about What is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposalNALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduates
REUTERS — A blockbuster job market for new law grads in 2023 did not alleviate racial and ethnicity disparities in employment rates, data, opens new tab released on Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement shows.
Read More about NALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduatesNew Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five years
ABA JOURNAL — Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court has decided.
Read More about New Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five yearsIncrease in LSAT registrations point to competitive admissions cycle
REUTERS — The current law school admission cycle kicked off with an 18% surge in people registering to take the LSAT entrance exam — a jump that likely favors schools competing for top talent and suggests increased interest from young people in careers focused on U.S. legal affairs.
Read More about Increase in LSAT registrations point to competitive admissions cycleLaw schools expand business and skills-based education to prepare students for modern legal careers
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law schools have been under increasing pressure to produce practice-ready lawyers for more than a decade, but as many top law schools launch new programs, it seems a tipping point has arrived.
Read More about Law schools expand business and skills-based education to prepare students for modern legal careersLaw schools partner with firms to build pipelines to a diverse legal profession
THE INDIANA LAWYERS — Every law school has faced the challenges of creating a diverse student body, even before last year’s Supreme Court decision that dramatically changed how universities could admit students.
Read More about Law schools partner with firms to build pipelines to a diverse legal professionPenn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law enter final steps of reunification plan
PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have entered the critical final steps of reunification with the recent submission of Applications for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change of Program or Structure to the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar,…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law enter final steps of reunification planKaplan survey examines law school policies on using artificial intelligence in admissions essays
ABA JOURNAL — Can would-be law students use generative artificial intelligence programs, such as ChatGPT, to write admissions essays? Fifty-four percent of surveyed law schools have no official policy on the issue, according to a survey by test prep company Kaplan.
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