US News announces that its law and medical school rankings are delayed indefinitely
REUTERS — U.S. News & World Report has delayed the release of its law school and medical school rankings for a second time, without a new publication date. In a Wednesday message posted to its website, U.S. News said it is working to address a large volume of inquiries from schools and will publish the new law…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — The most exhausting and intense part of law school is the first year, known as 1L. The seemingly endless flood of cases to read, the threat of being cold-called during class through the Socratic method, and the difficulty of adjusting to law school exams push many law students to their mental limits.…
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ARKANSAS BUSINESS — Colin Crawford has been named the next dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas William H. Bowen School of Law, the university announced today.
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REUTERS — The University of California, Berkeley School of Law is among the first law schools to adopt a formal policy on student use of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT. The policy, rolled out April 14, allows students to use AI technology to conduct research or correct grammar. But it may not be used…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. News & World Report will delay the release of its rankings of graduate schools by one week, to April 25. The magazine announced, “As part of its normal graduate school ranking publication process every year, U.S. News gives schools an opportunity to review their data during an ‘embargo period.’ This year, we received…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Now in its ninth iteration, the ACE College President Study, first produced in 1986, offers various insights into those who occupy executive offices at institutions of higher education. Data for the survey were collected in 2022, meaning the results here reflect answers from the last year. The survey—which was completed by…
Read More about American Council on Education survey finds that the college presidency is diversifyingResearchers offer insight on how to support college students’ mental health
THE CHRONICLE ON HIGHER EDUCATION — Everyone is worried about students’ mental health. What can colleges actually do to help? During a Friday session at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting, three researchers offered lessons learned from new research focused on eight colleges. Their core message was that administrators should start small, experiment with…
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UTSA TODAY — The UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs will host its hallmark program, the 2023 Summer Law School Preparation Academy (SLSPA) at the UTSA Main Campus from May 30 to August 9. The competitive program prepares students for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and gives them the skills needed to be…
Read More about Summer Law School Preparation Academy at University of Texas at San Antonio helps students prepare for law schoolAll editors leave scientific journal after the journal refused to lower article publishing charges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — One of the world’s largest scientific publishers refused to reduce its $3,450 fee to publish in NeuroImage. All the editors left to start their own journal. On Monday, every editor at NeuroImage and the NeuroImage: Reports companion journal—over 40 people—resigned. “It’s a pretty big exodus,” said Cindy Lustig, a University of Michigan at Ann Arbor psychology professor…
Read More about All editors leave scientific journal after the journal refused to lower article publishing chargesHow the legal profession could utilize AI in the coming year
JD SUPRA — Generative AI. Bard. Bing AI. Large language models. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines and workplace chats across every industry since OpenAI’s public release of ChatGPT in November of 2022. Nowhere was this more evident than at this year’s Legalweek event. The annual conference, which gathers thousands of attorneys, legal practitioners, and eDiscovery providers together in…
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