National Student Clearinghouse Research: college freshman enrollment increases for the first time since 2019
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After more than two years of declining enrollment numbers, fall 2022 finally brought refreshing news: freshman enrollment, which represented the most significant deficits throughout the pandemic, is up from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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REUTERS — Massachusetts lawyers are burned out and experiencing elevated rates of anxiety and depression, according to a study released Wednesday that adds to a growing body of research documenting mental health problems within the legal profession.
Read More about Massachusetts study looks at burnout and well-being in the legal professionAALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander discusses the state of legal education
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — About 2,000 law school professors, deans and other legal scholars gathered in San Diego Jan. 3-7 for the Association of American Law Schools annual conference, the group’s first in-person gathering in three years. The incoming president, Mark Alexander, dean of the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University, sat…
Read More about AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander discusses the state of legal educationAmerican Law Institute members honored with AALS section awards
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — At the 2023 Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Annual Meeting, 14 ALI members were honored with section awards for excellence in legal education.
Read More about American Law Institute members honored with AALS section awardsPodcast: AALS Immediate Past-President and UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses free speech in law schools
ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, and outgoing president of the Association of American Law Schools, talks about how he encourages free speech and inclusivity in his classroom, looks ahead to the 2023 AALS Conference, and reflects on his time as president.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — The incoming class of 2022 is the most diverse entering class in law school history, according to data from the American Bar Association, and as reported by the Law School Admission Council, also known as LSAC.
Read More about LSAC data: Latest class of law students is the most diverse in historyAspen Publishing begins podcast series hosted by St. Mary’s University Law dean Patty Roberts
GLOBAL NEWSWIRE — Aspen Publishing, an innovative and leading provider of educational content and digital learning solutions to law schools, today announced the launch of the Aspen Leading Edge podcast series, hosted by Patty Roberts, Dean of the St. Mary’s University School of Law.
Read More about Aspen Publishing begins podcast series hosted by St. Mary’s University Law dean Patty RobertsResearchers look at AI program ChatGPT’s ability to pass law school exams
REUTERS — ChatGPT cannot yet outscore most law students on exams, new research suggests, but it can eke out a passing grade. A quartet of law professors at the University of Minnesota used the popular artificial intelligence chatbot to generate answers to exams in four courses last semester, then graded them blindly alongside actual students’…
Read More about Researchers look at AI program ChatGPT’s ability to pass law school examsPodcast: University of Chicago Law professors Geoffrey Stone and Leah Litman and University of Michigan professor Aziz Huq discuss developments in Constitutional Law
ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago, Leah Litman, University of Michigan, and Aziz Huq, University of Chicago are co-authors of the upcoming Ninth Edition of their Constitutional Law casebook with Aspen Publishing. In this episode, they discuss the important coverage in their new edition, including the Dobbs decision, and religion clause.
Read More about Podcast: University of Chicago Law professors Geoffrey Stone and Leah Litman and University of Michigan professor Aziz Huq discuss developments in Constitutional LawZachary Kramer named dean of Elon Law
TODAY AT ELON — A longtime administrator and legal scholar with a leadership philosophy described as “collaborative, inclusive and driven to give students the best possible legal education” has been named the next dean of Elon University School of Law following a national search. Zachary Kramer, interim dean and the Jonathan & Wendy Rose Professor…
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