Undocumented student enrollment has decreased in California public universities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new study suggests the demise of the DACA program has contributed to steep enrollment declines for undocumented, low-income students at California public universities.
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HIGHER ED DIVE — Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Dozens of restrictive laws passed since 2020 could impact student voters this year, from shortened timelines for absentee ballots to new restrictions on using student IDs.
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BAKER DONELSON — One of the more impactful scenes for me from any movie is the scene called the “Bathroom Scene” in Hidden Figures.
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re speaking with Jim Brosnahan – a longtime Morrison Foerster trial lawyer and author of Justice at Trial – about life as a trial lawyer and the skills you’ll need to succeed in this profession.
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ABA JOURNAL — Fifteen deans from ABA-accredited law schools have signed a letter to the California Supreme Court stating that they have “grave concerns” about Kaplan Exam Services’ ability to develop a multiple-choice bar exam “in a responsible manner” in time for the February 2025 administration of the newfangled exam.
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REUTERS — Golden Gate University’s shuttered law school will remain closed after a judge on Monday denied, opens new tab an injunction to reopen it, as a group of former students and alumni had asked.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since the start of the year, women law professors, deans and students have received messages on their personal cellphones saying things like, “Law school isn’t fair for us men.” The FBI is reportedly investigating.
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CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state bar from rolling out a new bar exam written by Kaplan Exam Services, raising questions about the February 2025 sitting of the lawyer-licensing test just weeks before the registration period opens.
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NCBE — West Virginia and North Dakota have announced that they will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. Twenty-five jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam.
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