Changes to Carnegie Classification to look at graduate earnings and enrollment of low-income students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Council on Education (ACE) is proceeding with its plan to categorize colleges and universities based in part on how successfully they provide a “springboard to a better life” for their students.
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HIGHER ED DIVE — The share of first-year students who are satisfied with college remains high after dipping during the pandemic, according to a new survey of 12,600-plus young adults from consultancy EAB.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Even as the public’s loss of faith in higher education dominates headlines amid campus protests, the rising cost of attendance, growing anti-DEI sentiment and more, it seems that most Americans still see value in a college degree.
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NPR — NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bryan J. Cook, director of higher education policy at the Urban Institute Center on Education Data and Policy, about how complications with FAFSA affect Black students.
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NPR — Aliza Shatzman is devoting herself to giving judges a hard time. She spends a lot of time fielding complaints from law clerks, who tell her stories about bullying, gender discrimination and harassment.
Read More about Lawyer launches Legal Accountability Project to prevent harassment of law clerksABA legal education section considers support of alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar exam
REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s legal education arm may soon endorse lawyer licensing pathways that don’t involve passing the bar exam, potentially softening a pro-bar exam stance the organization has held for more than a century.
Read More about ABA legal education section considers support of alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar examAviva Abramovsky named dean of University of Idaho Law
DAILY FLY — Aviva Abramovsky has been named the new dean of the University of Idaho College of Law.
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REUTERS — The head of Columbia Law School backed its graduates on Tuesday, saying they were “consistently sought out” as it responded to an announcement by 13 conservative federal judges that they would not hire students from the Ivy League university.
Read More about Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester defends graduates after some conservative judges say they will not hire them as clerksLaw professors in Utah file amicus brief in support of Great Salt Lake lawsuit
EARTHJUSTICE — The state of Utah has violated its fundamental legal duty to protect the Great Salt Lake against impairment due to dwindling water inflows, 36 law professors told a state court on Friday.
Read More about Law professors in Utah file amicus brief in support of Great Salt Lake lawsuitPodcast: What to consider when applying to law school
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX PODCAST — In today’s episode, together with Steve Schwartz from LSAT Unplugged, we’re sharing our list of top 10 things to consider when you are applying to law school.
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