Baylor Law to hold tuition steady for fourth consecutive year

March 7, 2023

BAYLOR LAW — Baylor Law will keep tuition costs flat for the fourth consecutive year. This decision is part of the school’s ongoing efforts to make legal education more accessible and affordable to students. The 0% tuition increase means that students will continue to pay $1,471 per course hour per quarter, the same rate since…

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Baylor Law found not compliant with standard on faculty and staff diversity

March 7, 2023

BAYLOR LAW — The Baylor University School of Law is noncompliant with an accreditation standard that requires schools to demonstrate “concrete action” showing a commitment to having a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff, according to an ABA notice posted Wednesday. The notice addresses Standard 206(b) and is in respect to part-time faculty. It was…

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University at Buffalo Law reflects on two decades of the Law Mentor Program

March 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW — Participants in the UB Law Mentor Program understand, firsthand, the meaning of that well-known proverb, often attributed to Buddhist teachings. For two decades now, the law school’s Career Services Office and the UB Law Alumni Association (LAA) have made sure every 1L student is matched with a mentor — a…

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Buffalo Law Review amends associate selection criteria to promote diversity

March 7, 2023

BUFFALO LAW — With the goal of making the Buffalo Law Review the best it can be, its student editors have made a significant change in how new associates are selected—one that will diversify its membership and encourage a rich mix of voices at the table. The Law Review has long been a showcase for…

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University at Buffalo Law Center for the Advancement of Sport takes on emerging issues

March 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — Responding to recent developments in the world of athletics, UB’s Center for the Advancement of Sport is directing its students’ energies towards emerging issues that are changing the face of the game.

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Fulbright Scholar Richard Alemdjrodo explores lending in developing countries at University at Buffalo Law

March 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO LAW — Such global financial players as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have long used syndication to share the risk of lending and catalyze initiatives in developing countries. But the practice is rarely used in Africa, and a scholar from the West African nation of Togo is spending a…

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UC Law San Francisco joins Cal LAW Pathways program to help diversify the legal field

March 7, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — As part of its ongoing efforts to advance diversity in the legal profession, UC College of the Law San Francisco has teamed up with a statewide program to help make legal careers more accessible to groups who are underrepresented in the field. UC Law San Francisco signed a partnership agreement…

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A profile on UCLA Law student Luz Murillo

March 7, 2023

UCLA LAW — During the two years since she made her first Instagram post – in which she asked her followers to weigh in on how to navigate the law school application process – UCLA School of Law student Luz Murillo ’24 has emerged as a popular storyteller, sharing many of the ups and downs…

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A look at the Catholic University Law Parent Group

March 7, 2023

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LAW — On February 26, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law’s (Catholic Law) Parent Group hosted a picnic at the Law School. The day included a law school tour, picnic, and paper airplane contest, that was launched from the fourth floor of the law school’s atrium. The day was designed…

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University of Chicago Law professor William Baude gives lecture on textualism at Harvard Law

March 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — University of Chicago law professor William P. Baude discussed moving “beyond textualism” — a form of legal interpretation that draws conclusions based primarily on the plain meaning of legal documents — at Harvard Law School’s annual Scalia lecture held Monday. The lecture, established in 2013 to honor the late Supreme…

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