Frederick Slabach named dean of University of Mississippi Law
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — Frederick G. Slabach has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law following a national search. Slabach will join the university July 1, pending approval by the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
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Requesting recommendation letters can feel awkward for law school applicants. Even if you feel confident about the people you plan to ask, it’s hard to know exactly how they will react. A seemingly enthusiastic recommender may become waylaid and unreliable. Fortunately, most people are surprisingly willing to be helpful, particularly if they know how committed you are to a…
Read More about Advice for law school applicants looking for letters of recommendationPodcast: Advice for students seeking judicial clerkships
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Senior Director of Judicial Clerkships Ruth Payne ’02 offers insight into how UVA Law students and alumni continue to break records when it comes to securing judicial clerkships. Payne breaks down the application process, details the support and guidance provided by faculty and staff, and shares why keeping…
Read More about Podcast: Advice for students seeking judicial clerkshipsStudy investigates the experiences of underrepresented racial minority law students
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Having meaningful relationships with law school faculty and staff is essential for underrepresented racial minority (URMs) students as they decide on law school options, adjust to academic environments, and negotiate in-school experiences, a recent study found.
Read More about Study investigates the experiences of underrepresented racial minority law studentsSome states will require colleges to provide return on investment data for students
THE HECHINGER REPORT — With federal data on college costs and outcomes limited in some crucial ways, and colleges and universities themselves often making it hard to find answers, several states have quietly passed or proposed laws requiring that certain information be made available to consumers about what they’ll get for their investment in a higher education.
Read More about Some states will require colleges to provide return on investment data for studentsMany women of color reenrolled in college during the COVID-19 pandemic
NPR — During the pandemic, the overall number of students in college dropped sharply, but nearly 1 million people who had left school before COVID actually went back mid-pandemic. And among those students, women of color led the way. Kirk Carapezza of member station GBH in Boston reports.
Read More about Many women of color reenrolled in college during the COVID-19 pandemicColumbia, Penn, and Stanford medical schools announce they will no longer supply information to US News rankings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The medical schools of Columbia and Stanford Universities and the University of Pennsylvania and the Icahn medical school of Mount Sinai have all announced that they will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Read More about Columbia, Penn, and Stanford medical schools announce they will no longer supply information to US News rankingsA look at the impact of federal earmarks on university projects and research
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University of Maine System is planning to use an infusion of federal funds to construct an advanced manufacturing research lab, start a new program in aviation maintenance, modernize a wild blueberry research facility and launch a statewide tick and tick-borne disease study.
Read More about A look at the impact of federal earmarks on university projects and researchWashington Post analysis finds law is the most stressful profession
ABA JOURNAL — The most stressful occupation in the United States is being a lawyer, according to an analysis by the Washington Post of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More about Washington Post analysis finds law is the most stressful professionLawyers look for flexible legal technology services and platforms
ABA JOURNAL — Over the past few years, the legal industry has undergone significant changes, in large part driven by the adoption of technologies needed to maintain operability in the midst of uncertainty. Lawyers and law firms have necessarily adapted to unpredictability, and technology has provided the means to do so.
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