Washington & Lee Law professor Josh Fairfield to lead school’s artificial intelligence strategy
THE COLUMNS — W&L Law Dean Melanie Wilson has announced the appointment of Professor Josh Fairfield as the law school’s inaugural Director of Artificial Intelligence Legal Innovation Strategy.
Read More about Washington & Lee Law professor Josh Fairfield to lead school’s artificial intelligence strategyWMU Cooley Law hosts Michigan Indigent Defense Commission
COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — In partnership with Cooley Law School, the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs met on Tuesday, Oct. 24, for a ceremony hosted on Cooley’s Lansing campus.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School’s Election Law Program has received a $300,000 grant from the Democracy Fund, a charitable foundation that seeks to improve the democratic process in the United States.
Read More about Grant to William & Mary Law to support Election Law ProgramWilliam & Mary Law Digital Democracy Lab hosts event to examine ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Digital Democracy Lab at William & Mary Law School recently helped coordinate a conversation at William & Mary’s Washington Center that explored the impact of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights one year after its release.
Read More about William & Mary Law Digital Democracy Lab hosts event to examine ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’William & Mary Law Center for Criminal Justice Policy hosts speaker event
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — On October 10, William & Mary Law School’s Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Reform held its inaugural public speaker event, with expert guest speaker Professor Andrea Dennis delivering a lecture on “Rap as Evidence.”
Read More about William & Mary Law Center for Criminal Justice Policy hosts speaker eventWilliam & Mary Law researchers discuss tort liability for cybersecurity failures
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — On October 16, 2023, the Center for Legal and Court Technology (CLCT) hosted “Tort Liability for Cybersecurity Failures,” where professors and researchers from William & Mary Law School, the University of Montreal, and the University of Southern California discussed tort liability for cybersecurity failure.
Read More about William & Mary Law researchers discuss tort liability for cybersecurity failuresHow the new FAFSA application form will affect state grants for college students
HIGHER ED DIVE — Congress passed legislation in late 2020 to simplify the FAFSA, an infamously difficult form for students and their families to complete. The updated version will debut in December, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Read More about How the new FAFSA application form will affect state grants for college studentsNew study on the SAT shows how standardized testing can contribute to inequality
NEW YORK TIMES — Test takers whose families were in the top 20 percent of earners were seven times as likely as those in the bottom 20 to score at least 1300. But the gap was even larger for the children of the richest 1 percent. They were 13 times as likely as the poorest…
Read More about New study on the SAT shows how standardized testing can contribute to inequalityHow Michigan is working towards a higher college attainment rate
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set an ambitious goal for the state to boost college attainment by more than 10 percent by 2030. There’s been some progress, but the plan has a long way to go.
Read More about How Michigan is working towards a higher college attainment rateColleges continue to ask for race designation for demographics following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
STAR TRIBUNE — College applications this fall still include questions asking about students’ race — even after the U.S. Supreme Court said race shouldn’t be considered in admissions. Why are schools still asking about it? They need the information for other reasons.
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