Washington & Lee Law student Jose Lopez discusses experiences in the school’s Immigrant Rights Clinic

December 18, 2023

THE COLUMNS — Jose Lopez ’24L describes his clinical experience and trip to Mexico City to advise migrants and refugees on the U.S. asylum process.

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Washington University in St. Louis Law hosts attorney Fatima Khan to speak about legal career paths

December 18, 2023

ST. LOUIS RECORD — Thompson Coburn partner Fatima Khan joined a panel at Washington University School of Law in collaboration with the South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) and Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA).

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How ChatGPT has changed teaching

December 18, 2023

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — If you’re wondering how generative AI has changed teaching, consider the classroom of Jeanne Law.

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How the Israel-Hamas war has affected political tension on college campuses

December 18, 2023

SPECTRUM NEWS — America’s colleges aspire to be places where ideas meet and common ground emerges. As the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war, they have become seats of anguish.

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Professors embrace playful approach to higher education 

December 18, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Lisa Forbes was fed up with expectations that professors should take a rigid approach to teaching. She co-founded Professors at Play, which connects faculty interested in playful pedagogy.

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Center for Higher Education report looks at the impact of COVID-19 relief grants

December 18, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pandemic relief funds given to higher education from 2020 to 2022 helped keep institutions afloat and, subsequently, students enrolled and supported. 

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Podcast: American Council on Education president Ted Mitchell discusses limits on free speech at universities

December 18, 2023

NPR — NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks the president of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, about rights and limits to free speech on college campuses.

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Why faculty are leaving Florida colleges

December 18, 2023

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — By the time she took a faculty position with Florida State University College of Law, Mary Ziegler had earned a degree from Harvard Law School, worked as a postdoctoral associate at Yale Law School, and clerked at the Vermont Supreme Court.

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Podcast: A look at the top stories in legal technology

December 18, 2023

LEGAL REBELS — As 2023 draws to a close, the Legal Rebels Podcast looks at the top stories in legal technology for the year.

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Non-ABA-accredited law schools in California report low bar passage rates for graduates

December 15, 2023

REUTERS — Students at California law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association have low odds of passing the bar and strong chances of dropping out after their first year, according to a new report from the State Bar of California.

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