Golden Gate Law students with free tuition plan to stay at the school despite concerns
GOLDEN GATE LAW — Lyndsey Glasgow was excited about receiving a full-ride scholarship to attend Golden Gate University School of Law. But the feeling was tempered when she went to the new-student orientation in August. She found out there that the full-tuition scholarships were given to all full-time, in-person, first-year JD students. The school announced…
Read More about Golden Gate Law students with free tuition plan to stay at the school despite concernsUniversity of Hawai’i Law librarians present at national conference
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law library faculty excellence was on full display at a recent East Coast convening. UH law school librarians presented at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in Boston in July.
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law librarians present at national conferenceUniversity of Illinois Law professor Janet Moore co-authors study on community-based participatory research
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that connects academic researchers with community partners to inform project development. Where traditional research is often done “to” people, treating them as subjects with no agency, CBPR is a cooperative process incorporating the knowledge and direction of community members. A new study from…
Read More about University of Illinois Law professor Janet Moore co-authors study on community-based participatory researchProfessor Jamelle Sharp selected as dean of the University of Illinois Law
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW — Pending approval by the board of trustees, Professor Jamelle Sharpe has been selected as dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, where he said he wants to foster the respectful and friendly environment that brought him to the university. When Sharpe was introduced to the law school prior…
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LAW — This summer, Professor Diane Lourdes Dick is evaluating recent bank failures and the complicated tax questions that arise. She focuses her teaching and scholarship on business and tax law, with an emphasis on commercial finance, business bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring, and business entity taxation. Her scholarship has been showcased by…
Read More about University of Iowa Law professor Diane Lourdes Dick conducts research on bank failuresLewis & Clark Law honors outstanding mentor and mentee
LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Lewis & Clark Law School recognized an exceptional mentor and mentee in its 2022-23 mentorship program, honoring Victoria Brandao as Outstanding Mentee and Anna Laird as Outstanding Mentor, highlighting the positive impact of mentorship on students’ legal education and personal growth.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law honors outstanding mentor and menteeLSU Law provides fellowships for students pursuing public interest work
LSU LAW — Along with providing LSU Law students with direct scholarship support, tuition waivers, and funding for public interest field placements and advocacy competition travel throughout each academic year, the Dean’s Council is generously providing funds for 10 Public Interest Law Society (PILS) Fellowships this summer. The fellowships are designed to provide a modest…
Read More about LSU Law provides fellowships for students pursuing public interest workMississippi College Law discusses placement of students in federal clerkships
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LAW — When her civil procedures professor explained to her class how a federal clerkship is a tremendous learning experience that offers valuable insight into the judicial process and provides practical familiarity with the litigation process that could benefit young attorneys throughout their careers, Sonya Dickson wasn’t interested. At the time, the first-year…
Read More about Mississippi College Law discusses placement of students in federal clerkshipsUniversity of Missouri Law to open Family Violence Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW — The Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri is set to reopen its doors in January 2024. It is a safe haven for low-income victims of violence as well as a place for law students to gain experience to begin a career as an attorney.
Read More about University of Missouri Law to open Family Violence ClinicUniversity of New Mexico Law professor Mitchell Zamoff honored by AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution for scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW — Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell Zamoff and co-author Leslie Bellwood have been awarded “Best Scholarly Paper” by the the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section for their paper, Proposed Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity, 23 Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution 1 (2022).…
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