HBCU Law students attend Equity in Law symposium
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — More than a dozen HBCU law students spent 10 months conducting research and learning from experienced attorneys in their endeavor to tackle racial inequity in the legal system.
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FAST COMPANY — Law firms have a diversity, equity, and inclusion problem. Beneath the headlines about new initiatives focused on firms growing the number of partners from underrepresented groups, addressing unconscious bias, and making bigger commitments to socially conscious pro bono work, attrition rates among Black, female, and LGBTQ+ attorneys are growing.
Read More about How the legal profession can improve diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsBrigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Announces Global Business Law Program
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY J. REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL — BYU Law today announced the establishment of its Global Business Law Program to facilitate research, curriculum, conversations and policy engagement on contemporary topics of interest to the international business community. The program will address issues including, but not limited to corporate governance, securities regulation, antitrust law,…
Read More about Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School Announces Global Business Law ProgramUniversity of Arkansas School of Law Announces 2022-23 LeMay Business Law Fellows
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year law students Anna Cunningham and T. Austin Simmons have been selected as the 2022-23 Ron and Casondra LeMay Business Law Fellows. They were selected based on their interest in and commitment to business law, significant leadership potential and prior performance within the business law program.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — In 2012, Mike House (’71) and Ed Rogers (’84) had a goal of creating an externship program to introduce Alabama Law students to career opportunities in Washington DC. Ten years later, through the leadership and support of many dedicated alumni, Alabama Law’s DC Externship Program has placed more…
Read More about University of Alabama Law celebrates 10th anniversary of their DC externship programUS Supreme Court hears opening arguments in college admissions affirmative action case
PBS NEWS HOUR — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could overturn years of precedent. Past decisions indicated colleges can use race in admissions as long as they don’t use quotas or give applicants benefits based solely on race.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly 26 million Americans have applied for relief under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, the White House announced Thursday.
Read More about More than 26 million apply for federal student loan forgiveness programAmerican Council on Education hosts panel on burnout in higher education
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry, and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned…
Read More about American Council on Education hosts panel on burnout in higher educationHBCUs boost research efforts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities have been working to achieve Research-1 status in recent years, the coveted Carnegie Foundation classification reserved for doctoral universities that demonstrate a certain level of research prowess.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pell Grant recipients are increasingly finding fewer affordable options for college and higher financial unmet needs, the National College Attainment Network found in a new analysis.
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