Community colleges drive increase in college students post COVID-19 pandemic
MARKETPLACE — College enrollment is bouncing back after a pandemic-era slump. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment grew by 2.5% this spring.
Read More about Community colleges drive increase in college students post COVID-19 pandemicUniversities implement new rules on campus protests
THE HECHINGER REPORT — As students make their way back to college and campus demonstrations about the Israel-Hamas war resume, the central conflict isn’t likely to be student to student, but between the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom from hostile environments.
Read More about Universities implement new rules on campus protestsIndiana Supreme Court Commission offers recommendations to address lawyer shortage
ABA JOURNAL — Indiana could help address an attorney shortage in underserved communities through law student scholarships and loan-repayment assistance, according to initial recommendations by the Indiana Supreme Court’s Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future.
Read More about Indiana Supreme Court Commission offers recommendations to address lawyer shortageLegal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay payments
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s new loan-repayment plan remains on hold this week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction blocking the plan.
Read More about Legal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay paymentsNational Conference of Bar Examiners reports July bar exam test scores are up from the previous year
REUTERS — Law graduates are awaiting results of the July 2024 bar exam, but early data on the multiple-choice portion of the test indicates that pass rates will be higher this year.
Read More about National Conference of Bar Examiners reports July bar exam test scores are up from the previous yearABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schools
REUTERS — Law schools will soon be required to set “minimum learning outcomes” for every class they offer and ensure those outcomes are the same across all sections of required courses.
Read More about ABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schoolsABA adopts resolution urging law schools to allow students to receive pay and academic credit for externships
REUTERS — Law schools should allow students to receive both pay and academic credit for externships, the American Bar Association said on Monday.
Read More about ABA adopts resolution urging law schools to allow students to receive pay and academic credit for externshipsAALS executive director and CEO Kellye Testy discusses changes in legal education and related exams
LEGAL REBELS — The LSAT is facing competition from the JD-Next exam, and many states are reconsidering their licensing methods as the bar exam as we’ve known it sunsets in 2028.
Read More about AALS executive director and CEO Kellye Testy discusses changes in legal education and related examsAccessLex releases annual Legal Education Data Deck
PR NEWSWIRE — AccessLex Institute® released its newest Legal Education Data Deck today, which includes the latest information on law school admission and applicant characteristics, degrees awarded, bar passage, scholarships, and undergraduate debt.
Read More about AccessLex releases annual Legal Education Data DeckAccessLex data deck highlights racial inequities in legal education
DIVERSE EDUCATION — Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant.
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