Duke Law professor Anne Gordon elected to AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education executive committee
DUKE LAW — Clinical Professor Anne Gordon was elected to the Executive Committee for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Clinical Legal Education at the organization’s annual meeting earlier this month. One of three members, Gordon will serve a three-year term.
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EMORY UNIVERSITY LAW — Emory University School of Law has a newly established diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program with goals to grow diversity in the practice of environmental law. The Environmental Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiative will provide annual scholarships and summer stipends to diverse students. Students will have opportunities to engage with environmental…
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FORDHAM LAW — Fordham Law’s Moot Court national team changed its name this academic year to the Maria L. Marcus National Team, in honor of the Fordham Law professor who coached for the Moot Court Board for 42 years. Marcus, who died in April 2022, was the Joseph M. McLaughlin Chair and Professor of Law…
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REUTERS — An updated version of the bar exam is on track to debut in July 2026, but not all states are expected to use it right away.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Law School Innovation Program recognizes law schools whose innovative programs are advancing new approaches to student instruction, legal technology, experiential learning, and other facets of legal education. And we are showcasing 10 innovations in particular that are leading the way.
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re excited to have one of our tutors, Nicola Rossi, joining us to talk about how to improve your academic performance in the second semester if you’re disappointed with your first semester grades.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — If you’ve finished submitting your law school applications, congratulations! The hard part is over, from mastering the LSAT or GRE to completing the checklist of materials needed to apply to law school. As law school admission decisions trickle in over the winter, the wait can be difficult. The following tasks can move your…
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THE INTERNATIONAL JURIST — One reason LL.M. degrees are attractive to foreign-educated lawyers is the ability to take a state bar exam. The reality is that based on the jurisdiction of your prior legal education or prior legal experience, you may not even need to enroll in an LL.M. program to qualify for a state bar exam.
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MARKETPLACE –U.S. News & World Report started ranking colleges in 1983 and is now well-known for its many annual lists. It ranks high schools, law schools, business schools, you name it. But since November, more than two dozen law schools — many of them highly ranked — have announced they would no longer submit data to U.S. News, saying…
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HIGHER ED DIVE — When Democrats held control of the House, Foxx served as ranking member of the education committee and was one of the Biden administration’s most vocal critics on efforts like mass student loan debt cancellation for borrowers earning up to $125,000 a year.
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