ABA praises federal public service loan forgiveness plans and urges extension of student loan payment pause
ABA JOURNAL — Credit for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will be extended to all with qualifying jobs and government school loans, regardless of whether they made late payments, paid in installments or in lump sums, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
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ALBANY LAW — Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne will be the 19th President and Dean of Albany Law School starting July 1, 2023. Currently the Associate Dean for Faculty & Intellectual Life at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Carlarne was chosen from an outstanding field of candidates identified through a national search. Carlarne is…
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BAYLOR LAW — Bradley J. B. Toben, J.D., has decided to transition as dean of Baylor Law School and return to the faculty, effective July 1, 2023, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today.Dean since 1991, Toben will continue to serve as The M.C. and Mattie Caston Professor of Law. Patricia Wilson, J.D., associate…
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UC IRVINE LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is proud to announce Professors Mario L. Barnes and Kaaryn Gustafson have been honored by the American Bar Foundation Fellows with the prestigious 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award. Presented to them at the American Bar Foundation (ABF) banquet at the ABA mid-year…
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UCLA LAW — Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and civil rights scholar best known for coining the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory,” was presented with Yale School of Public Health’s Winslow Medal on Friday. Crenshaw visited New Haven on Feb. 3, where she was greeted with an award ceremony and a teach-in hosted by…
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UCLA LAW — UCLA Student Guinivere Kimber describes the impact of professor Kimberle Crenshaw on the feminist movement.
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty visitors from foreign law schools recently flew across oceans to visit the campus of UC Law San Francisco to learn more about its robust clinical education programs. Law professors from Ghana and Kosovo spent a full week in late January touring the campus, meeting UC Law SF faculty members,…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — In January, the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student-led initiative affiliated with the Global Accountability Network and hosted at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, published its third white paper, “Cultural Property: Building the Case for Prosecuting the Destruction of Cultural Property in Yemen.” The paper identifies over 200…
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FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY LAW — College of Law (FAMU Law) Christian Legal Society hosted an event for students and legal professionals. Students were paired with a legal professional and were given one minute to pitch” why they would be a good candidate for hire.” During their pitch, the legal professional allocated points and provided written…
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EURASIA REVIEW — Donald Trump’s star is fading. Americans for Prosperity, the network of donors and activist groups led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch, announced on Sunday that it will oppose him for the 2024 Republican nomination.
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