University of Arkansas Law hosts attorney Tom Mars for commencement address
ARKANSAS LAW — Attorney Tom Mars urged University of Arkansas, Fayetteville law school graduates to remain open to unconventional career paths and remember that one lawyer truly can make a difference.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — Aviva Abramovsky will step down as dean of the School of Law effective July 1, and return to her faculty role as professor of law. Appointed dean in 2017, Abramovsky has focused on enhancing academic programs, academic support programs and improving important student success metrics. For example, the school expanded…
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EDUCATION WEEK — A federal appeals court decision this week upholding a revised admissions plan to boost diversity at an acclaimed magnet high school is being hailed by some as an affirmation of a race-neutral method for attracting more students from underrepresented racial and economic groups into a highly selective school.
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UC BERKELEY LAW — Mr. Chemerinsky, a member of the Class of 1971 who is now dean of the University of California, Berkeley, Law School and a well-known constitutional law scholar, received the Laboratory Schools’ Distinguished Alumnus award on May 20. He said his experiences at U-High — especially on the debate team — formed…
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UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce the election of the 2023-24 Executive Board for its flagship journal, the UC Irvine Law Review. Rising third-year student Kanomé Jones was elected Editor-in-Chief, becoming the first Black student to hold the position. She succeeds Nicole Tackabery…
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CNBC — Borrowers may be down to their last few months without a student loan payment. The Supreme Court could announce its decision on the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan any day, and the U.S. Department of Education has braced borrowers to be ready for the bills to resume 60 days after that or by the…
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UCLA LAW — Whether helping communities better prepare for the hazards posed by earthquakes or providing crucial data aimed at combatting the ravages of COVID-19 in U.S. prisons and jails, faculty across the UCLA campus are regularly engaged in research that benefits society and leads to communities that are safer, more informed and more socially…
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HIGHER ED DIVE — Policymakers across the political spectrum have expressed a desire to rework the federal student loan program, whose portfolio has ballooned to more than $1.7 trillion as college costs soared. However, they deviate on party lines on the best way to accomplish this.
Read More about US Representatives discuss concerns with White House student loan policiesCase Western Reserve Law professor Jessie Hill wins Champion for Women Award
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Jessie Hill was given the Champion for Women Award by the Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus for her advocacy and litigation in the area of reproductive rights. For several years, Hill has been involved in legal challenges to laws restricting access to abortion in Ohio.
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — The Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala event that featured world-renowned author John Grisham, a host of exonerees and an afterparty with the Exoneree Band on Thursday, May 18, 2023. With 800 attendees coming together to support the…
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