California lawmakers pass bill banning legacy and donor college admissions
LOS ANGELES TIMES — Lawmakers passed a bill this week that would make California one of the few states in the nation to ban private colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s legacy or donor connections during the admissions process — a move intended to strengthen fair higher education access to all students regardless of…
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MAINE MORNING STAR — Enrollment at Maine’s community colleges continues to increase, two years after the state made the system free for students to attend.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — This is the second installment of our episodes on partnerships.
Read More about Podcast: Advice on answering partnership liability questions on the bar examChicago Bears settle lawsuit over legal diversity fellowship
ABA JOURNAL — A student at the DePaul University College of Law has settled a lawsuit claiming that the Chicago Bears football team refused to consider him for a “legal diversity fellow” position because he is a white man.
Read More about Chicago Bears settle lawsuit over legal diversity fellowshipABA legal education section revises proposed standard amid legal and political focus on diversity
REUTERS — The American Bar Association is poised to eliminate references to “race and ethnicity” from its law school diversity and inclusion rules to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 rulingbarring colleges from considering race in admissions.
Read More about ABA legal education section revises proposed standard amid legal and political focus on diversityUniversity of St. Thomas Law professor Gregory Sisk publishes study on the scholarly impact of law schools
REUTERS — There’s no topping Yale Law School’s faculty when it comes to racking up law journal citations.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX PODCAST — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing general, special, and quitclaim deeds, as part of our “Listen and Learn” series.
Read More about Podcast: Advice on completing property law questions on the bar examFormer Navy JAG officer discusses transition to law teaching and offers advice
LAW FIRE — Last week the Judge Advocates Association (JAA) hosted a panel discussion designed to help military lawyers (called judge advocates or JAGs) considering making the transition from practicing attorney to legal academic.
Read More about Former Navy JAG officer discusses transition to law teaching and offers adviceAmerican Bar Association hosts 1L Week celebrating new law students
ABA — The American Bar Association Law Student Division (LSD) will observe ABA 1L Week, a yearly event that welcomes and supports first-year law students as they begin their legal education.
Read More about American Bar Association hosts 1L Week celebrating new law studentsHigh Point University Law welcomes first class of students
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY — High Point University recently welcomed the inaugural class of the new Kenneth F. Khan School of Law inside Congdon Hall on HPU’s campus.
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