Vermont Law to offer scholarship for indigenous students
VERMONT LAW — A new scholarship will look to benefit Vermont’s Indigenous law students as they pursue a legal degree. The Vermont Law and Graduate School announced that the new First Nations scholarship is available immediately and will be offered on an annual basis. School officials said the scholarship is available to citizens of state…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Third-year student Molly Schiff is this year’s recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Rosenbloom Award. The award, bestowed annually, was established by Daniel Rosenbloom to honor students with a strong academic record who have significantly enhanced the academic experience of other law students by volunteering support and…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang’s paper showing that most empirical corporate governance scholarship is based on bad data has been named one of the top 10 corporate and securities law articles of 2022. In a poll conducted for Corporate Practice Commentator, Hwang’s fellow academics voted the…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Cathy Hwang recognized for corporate law articlePodcast: University of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin discusses the first women to attend the school
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — In 1920, the first three women were admitted to the University of Virginia School of Law: Rose May Davis, Catherine Lipop, and Elizabeth Tompkins. Professor Anne Coughlin explores the lived realities of these women, from the small, familiar anxieties about grades and tuition costs, to the bold steps they took…
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REUTERS — A quarter of Stanford Law School’s 2022 graduates landed federal clerkships—the highest percentage among all U.S. law schools, according to new data from the American Bar Association. With slightly more than 25% of the class now working for federal judges, Stanford replaced the University of Chicago Law School in the top spot. Chicago held the…
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THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — The Aspen Leading Edge Podcast features timely interviews with Aspen Authors as well as other legal thought-leaders sharing expert opinions on teaching, learning science, and the current and future state of legal education.
Read More about Podcast: Author Helen Wan offers advice to law studentsFranita Tolson named co-dean of USC Gould Law
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Dear Gould Community: I am very pleased to announce that April 7 marks the official first day of Professor Franita Tolson’s leadership as Co-Dean of the law school. Dean Tolson not only represents the standard of excellence in her scholarly field, but also exemplifies the commitment to service that is…
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TUSCALOOSA NEWS — Longtime University of Alabama School of Law faculty member William S. Brewbaker III will become the school’s next dean July 10. He now serves as William Alfred Rose Professor of Law at UA. The Montgomery native and graduate of Vanderbilt University and University of Virginia School of Law became a full-time UA…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Summer internships and jobs are not the only way for college students to use their summer break to better position themselves to apply to law school. Taking classes can also be a good use of the relaxed summer months. Whether you stay on campus or study at another institution, here are four…
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VENTURE BEAT — Today, data privacy provider Private AI, announced the launch of PrivateGPT, a “privacy layer” for large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new tool is designed to automatically redact sensitive information and personally identifiable information (PII) from user prompts. PrivateAI uses its proprietary AI system to redact more than 50 types of PII from…
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