Video: New York credit counselors offer advice on student debt repayment
SPECTRUM NEWS — As the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program remains in limbo, debt counselors are offering advice for managing debt. Noelle Carter, president and CEO of Parachute Credit Counseling (formerly Consumer Credit Counseling), said for as long as loan payments remain in forbearance, wait it out. Pay down other debts in the meantime. “I think…
Read More about Video: New York credit counselors offer advice on student debt repaymentNew guidelines could make it easier to discharge student loans in bankruptcy
YAHOO!LIFE — While certain student loan borrowers can use the bankruptcy process to have their loans discharged, the process has been very cumbersome — but this might change thanks to new guidelines.
Read More about New guidelines could make it easier to discharge student loans in bankruptcyHow the legal profession has started to move towards purpose-driven practices
FORBES — Purpose-driven business models have increased as more companies realize a need to better the world and themselves. According to Kate Gibbons of Harvard Business School Online, “There are several reasons why purpose-driven companies aren’t just sustainable but industry leaders. On top of fostering company culture, financial success, and industry change, they promote cooperation and long-term…
Read More about How the legal profession has started to move towards purpose-driven practicesUniversity of Akron Law librarian Kerry Lohmeier discusses approach to services
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW — Kerry Lohmeier joined The University of Akron School of Law last August as associate dean of library and information services. She had previously served as a librarian and adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah College of Law and as a librarian and assistant professor at Concordia University School…
Read More about University of Akron Law librarian Kerry Lohmeier discusses approach to servicesArizona State University Law honors four law professors for efforts to reform energy law
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has just awarded its prestigious Morrison Prize to a group of professors from four different law schools for their article arguing that continued reliance on fossil fuels will only exacerbate the reliability challenges plaguing the nation’s electric grid. The…
Read More about Arizona State University Law honors four law professors for efforts to reform energy lawBYU Law hosts conference on global economic legal issues
BYU LAW — BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced that it will host the 2023 BYU Law Winter Deals Conference from March 8-10, continuing its annual tradition of convening researchers to discuss the modern global economy’s most pressing legal issues. Focusing on “New Ideas for…
Read More about BYU Law hosts conference on global economic legal issuesBYU Law to host design thinking competition
BYU LAW — BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership and innovation in the legal field, today announced that it will hold the inaugural Design Thinking Competition on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at its campus in Provo, Utah. Organized by the school’s Law, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (LITE) Group in conjunction with the…
Read More about BYU Law to host design thinking competitionUC Law San Francisco Refugee and Human Rights Clinic investigates climate migration in Honduras
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — UC Law San Francisco students participating in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic put their knowledge to work in Honduras – where they interviewed experts and gathered information to support asylum seekers and those displaced by climate change.
Read More about UC Law San Francisco Refugee and Human Rights Clinic investigates climate migration in HondurasCase Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic wins appear for client
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — After prevailing in an appeal to reinstate his First Amendment claims in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Western Reserve University’s First Amendment Clinic recovered $29,750 in attorney fees through a settlement on behalf of its client, Michael Wood, from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Mr.…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law First Amendment Clinic wins appear for clientCase Western Reserve Law to host Order of the Coif lecture featuring Yale Law professor Oona Hathaway
CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — Along with Emory and Northwestern, CWRU Law was one of three law schools from dozens that applied to host this year’s Order of the Coif Distinguished Lecturer, Oona A. Hathaway. On Feb. 23, the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, Hathaway spoke at CWRU School of Law about the war…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law to host Order of the Coif lecture featuring Yale Law professor Oona Hathaway