Pell Grant program faces budget shortfall
HIGHER ED DIVE — The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the federal aid program could see a shortfall as high as $95 billion over the next decade.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Rural colleges and universities tend to be more affordable and accessible and have shorter times to degree than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to a recent report by researchers at Boston College.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — You lost contact with your greatness. I know. It’s been a while since you walked about with the force of your full self. And it might be that this test inserted itself in what had otherwise been a steady life-path of unquestioned competence.
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WSOC TV 9 — The Mecklenburg County Bar is inspiring young people to become attorneys and judges after a recent study found that less than 5% of lawyers are people of color.
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JD SUPRA — Amid discussions on profitability as the engine of growth, the changing dynamics within the legal space, data protection and cybersecurity, and heightened client expectations, one resounding theme continues to reemerge: the imperative of scalable innovation.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association on Thursday declined to grant full approval to JD-Next, rejecting a proposal to put the alternative law school admissions program on par with the LSAT and the GRE.
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PR NEWSWIRE — In May 2023, AccessLex Institute® launched its Building Bar Skills Initiative with the sole purpose of preparing its nearly 200 member law schools for the scheduled rollout of the NextGen bar exam in July 2026.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The Law Student Environment, Energy, and Resources Program of the Year Award is given in recognition of the best student-organized educational program or public service project of the year (2023 or during the 2022-2023/2023-2024 academic years) focusing on issues in the field of environmental, energy, or natural resources law.
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today we’re sharing specific tips for students coping with ADHD, in relation to managing the law school workload, studying, and preparing for exams.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — The University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) and Youngstown State University (YSU) have updated an existing three plus three (3+3) Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program agreement signed in 2017.
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