University of Pennsylvania sanctions and suspends law professor Amy Wax
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In what may be the end of a years-long case over whether traditions of academic freedom protect speech that’s widely deemed racist or otherwise demeaning to students and others, a controversial law professor who has publicly declared that “our country will be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites” is being punished.
Read More about University of Pennsylvania sanctions and suspends law professor Amy WaxPodcast: University of Utah Law dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner discusses how to support Native American students
THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, University of Utah College of Law, shares her excitement on entering her sixth year as dean.
Read More about Podcast: University of Utah Law dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner discusses how to support Native American studentsWhy location is important when choosing a law school
MSN — From small practices near rural courthouses to global firms in major cities, America is awash with lawyers. Law schools, however, are unevenly distributed: Half the states have only one or two, and Alaska has none.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — What are the most common reasons people fail the bar exam? Today, two more of our Bar Exam Toolbox tutors (Nicola and Tina) join us to share their perspectives on this topic.
Read More about Podcast: Tutors discuss why some law graduates fail the bar examPodcast: Advice for neurodivergent law students
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — We have two special guests today, talking about how neurodivergent students can reach their full potential in law school.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for neurodivergent law studentsAmerican University Washington College of Law professor Claudio Grossman honored with human rights award
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is delighted to announce that Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman has been bestowed with the Nelson Mandela Award by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) International Human Rights Section (IHRS).
Read More about American University Washington College of Law professor Claudio Grossman honored with human rights awardBoston College Law student Staniel Brutis discusses what it’s like to be an LLM student with recent graduate
BC LAW — Alessia Rocchi and Staniel Brutis became friends after enrolling at Boston College Law School, she as an LLM student from Italy headed for her Master of Laws degree and he as a 1L from Florida headed for his Juris Doctor degree.
Read More about Boston College Law student Staniel Brutis discusses what it’s like to be an LLM student with recent graduateBoston University Law launches Appellate Clinic and Consumer Economic Justice Clinic
THE RECORD — Two new clinics led by Jade Brown and Madeline Meth have launched in the Boston University Civil Litigation & Justice Program.
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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — As part of the Brooklyn Book Festival’s, Brooklyn Law School will host an engaging discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., titled “Protect Your People: Challenging Mass Incarceration Together”.
Read More about Brooklyn Law to host event on incarceration and defenseUC Berkeley Law hosts US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for a conversation about her new memoir
CITY ARTS & LECTURES — On Sept. 10, 2024, UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute Director john a. powell interviewed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at San Francisco’s Sydney Goldstein Theater to talk about her memoir, Lovely One.
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