Colleges implement programs during orientation to promote civil discourse
NPR — College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.
Read More about Colleges implement programs during orientation to promote civil discourseA look at universities’ push toward political neutrality
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?
Read More about A look at universities’ push toward political neutralityABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threats
REUTERS — The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program, opens new tab to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally discriminating by using racial quotas.
Read More about ABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threatsLegal sector sees September growth following four-month drop
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector added 1,600 jobs in September, reversing a slide that began in the spring, according to U.S. Labor Department data released on Friday.
Read More about Legal sector sees September growth following four-month dropCalifornia Supreme Court approves state’s plan to develop its own bar exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — California Supreme Court justices outlined a vision for the future of the state’s bar exam on Thursday that includes the possibility of allowing applicants to retake only parts of the test they failed, without having to sit again for an entire exam.
Read More about California Supreme Court approves state’s plan to develop its own bar examCalifornia Supreme Court rejects plan for alternative lawyer licensing in state
REUTERS — The bar exam will remain the only way for new attorneys to become licensed in California.
Read More about California Supreme Court rejects plan for alternative lawyer licensing in stateAdvice on recruiting law students outside of on-campus interviewing
COLLEGE RECRUITER — Recruiting law students can be highly effective through methods beyond traditional on-campus interviews.
Read More about Advice on recruiting law students outside of on-campus interviewingSeveral legal education and civil rights groups oppose changes to ABA diversity standard language
REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
Read More about Several legal education and civil rights groups oppose changes to ABA diversity standard languageCoalition of Attorneys General support proposed updates to ABA diversity standard
REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
Read More about Coalition of Attorneys General support proposed updates to ABA diversity standardYale Law reports decrease in diversity of student body following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
YALE DAILY NEWS — In the first Yale Law School class admitted post-affirmative action, the share of students of color decreased by 7 percentage points, or about a 12 percent decrease.
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