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Vermont Law enters pilot program with Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) to enhance diversity initiatives

January 19, 2016

VT DIGGER – Vermont Law School is one of four schools in the nation to partner with the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) on a pilot program to enhance diversity in legal education by increasing opportunities for underrepresented minority, low-income, and historically disadvantaged students.

University of Iowa College of Law partners with university for six-year dual degree program

January 19, 2016

KCRG (ABC CEDAR RAPIDS) – Students going to Mount Mercy University now have the opportunity to finish undergraduate and law school in six instead of seven years. On Tuesday the University of Iowa Law School added the university to its list of thirteen partners in the “3 + 3” program.

Indiana McKinney Law partners with Butler University on scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors and alumni

January 19, 2016

BUTLER UNIVERSITY – Butler University and the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will create the “Butler University Law Scholar,” a partnership that will allow Butler to nominate one student each year to enroll in the law school and receive a minimum half-tuition scholarship.

University of Florida Law offers new online course in e-discovery

January 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF LAW – The University of Florida Levin College of Law and the UF International Center for Automated Information Retrieval’s E-Discovery Project are pleased to announce the online course, Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence, as part of its pioneering efforts in expanding electronic discovery education.

Case Western Reserve Law partners with Chinese law school on concurrent degree program

January 19, 2016

LLM GUIDE – Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University School of Law (CWRU) and Zhejiang University’s Guanghua School of Law have announced new concurrent degree programs.

UC Hastings Law offers concurrent degree program for J.D. and masters in economics, finance

January 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ – UC Santa Cruz and UC Hastings College of the Law will offer a concurrent degree program that gives candidates a law degree and a master’s in applied economics and finance.

University of Pennsylvania Law center to focus on creating legal tech-savvy graduates

January 19, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL – To ensure that Penn Law graduates have a mastery of executive technology, the Law School’s Center on Professionalism offers a slate of programming throughout the year that allows students to learn about the latest innovations as they prepare for their first legal work experiences.

University of Arizona Law launches dual law degree program in China

January 19, 2016

TUCSON NEWS NOW – The University of Arizona is now offering students in China a chance to earn a dual degree in law, exposing them to the quality and breadth of legal education offered to students here in the U.S. and addressing the increasing globalization of legal practice.

Widener Delaware Law School launches six-year bachelor/JD program with New Jersey university

January 11, 2016

ROWAN UNIVERSITY – Widener University’s recently rebranded Delaware Law School and Rowan University have entered an agreement that will give Rowan undergraduate students the opportunity to earn both a bachelor and juris doctor degree in six years.

USC Law program to aid first-generation law students finds success in first semester

January 11, 2016

LOS ANGELES TIMES – To try to help such students, USC has started a program aimed at first-generation law students. Other schools, including Yale and Columbia universities have similar initiatives, which are meant to boost confidence more than just academic performance.