New FAFSA rules make it easier for students to apply for financial aid
NPR — NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Burns, author of a new report assessing what changes to the Free Application for Federal Aid could mean for students in the 2024-25 academic year.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Despite public perceptions that the cost of college is too high, tuition prices remained relatively low this year.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — During my senior year of high school, I applied to dozens of colleges, eager to finally prove to myself that I could “make it out” of my low-income neighborhood.
Read More about Advice for first-generation, working-class graduate school studentsHow artificial intelligence has affected the legal profession
LAW.360 — – Artificial intelligence could someday level the playing field for lawyers and clients — or it could exacerbate deeply entrenched inequalities in the justice system, legal industry experts said on the first day of the Clio Cloud Conference on Monday.
Read More about How artificial intelligence has affected the legal professionWinston & Strawn pipeline program aims to increase diversity in the legal profession
LAW.COM — The firm has a long-standing commitment to expanding the pipeline of diverse students entering the legal field.
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THE DAILY RECORD — Beginning in July 2026, applicants seeking admission to the Maryland bar will take a new exam, the Maryland Supreme Court announced in an administrative order filed today.
Read More about Maryland to adopt NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026How large companies conduct legal talent acquisition
JD SUPRA — Have you ever wondered how Fortune 500 companies structure their legal departments and acquire in-house legal talent for growth?
Read More about How large companies conduct legal talent acquisitionSurvey: First-generation law students graduate with more debt and lower test scores
REUTERS — First-generation law students on average spend more time studying, earn slightly lower grades, and graduate with higher debt loads than classmates whose parents who graduated from college, according to a comprehensive study released on Wednesday.
Read More about Survey: First-generation law students graduate with more debt and lower test scoresSome law professors criticize ABA proposal to make law school courses more uniform
REUTERS — Legal academics are pushing back against an American Bar Association proposal that would specify what law students should learn and how they should be assessed, saying it would squelch the freedom professors have to take different approaches within their classrooms.
Read More about Some law professors criticize ABA proposal to make law school courses more uniformNational Conference of Bar Examiners extends availability of current Uniform Bar Exam until February 2028
REUTERS — The change means that states will have the option to use either bar exam for two years, after which the uniform exam will be retired, making the next gen version the only one available.
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