Podcast: University of Virginia Law professors Cynthia Nicoletti and Joy Milligan discuss different approaches to researching legal history
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two professors at the University of Virginia School of Law join the “Common Law” podcast to discuss how their differing approaches to researching the past, from the Civil War to the civil rights eras, have uncovered forgotten stories that help us understand today’s legal landscape.
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THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Mark Drumbl has published an article at OpinioJuris, the leading international law blog.
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YALE DAILY NEWS — Yale Law School clinical lecturer Daniel Loehr filed an amicus brief last month in a case before the Colorado Supreme Court based on historical work that he conducted while at the Law School.
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RUTGERS — A Rutgers law professor has been leading a federal initiative to ensure that artificial intelligence used in a growing number of sectors including education, employment, finance, and health care is trustworthy and safe.
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NPR — NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about President Biden’s latest student loan debt forgiveness plan.
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NBC NEWS — Latinos are making substantial strides in college degree attainment, according to a report released Tuesday.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
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REUTERS — The State Bar of Wisconsin has modified the parameters of a diversity program for law students after a conservative legal advocacy group sued in December, claiming the program discriminates based on race.
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REUTERS — A new database that allows law clerks to judge their judges has launched aiming to give law students applying for clerkships a better way to learn about the reputations of their potential future bosses before taking a job.
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