Kansas Law extends accelerated degree program to Kansas State undergraduates

January 11, 2016

LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD – Kansas State University undergrads will soon be admitted into Kansas University’s fast-track law degree program. KU plans to expand the program to other Kansas Board of Regents universities, and K-State will be KU’s first official partner, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced this month, during a Regents meeting.

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UConn Law to launch LL.M in IP and Information Governance

January 11, 2016

LLM GUIDE – The University Of Connecticut School of Law has announced that it will launch an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and Information Governance in 2016.

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Albany Law launches new masters in law program in Health and Human Rights

January 11, 2016

LLM GUIDE – New York’s Albany Law School has announced the launch of a new LL.M. program in Health and Human Rights. The program will address topics at the intersection of health and human rights, two spheres that are seen as increasingly linked.

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Albany Law develops academic programs aimed at non-JD students

December 22, 2015

ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – Antony Haynes has filled a new leadership position and is responsible for creating academic programs for students who are not pursuing a law degree. He’ll also work to grow the law school’s online offerings.

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Hawaii Law receives gift to support new advocacy and trial practice center

December 22, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII – MANOA – The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has a commitment to receive a $1 million leadership gift from one of the state’s top law firms, Davis Levin Livingston, to launch private fundraising efforts for its new Advocacy and Trial Practice Center.

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Notre Dame Law to launch clinic for low-income tax payers

December 22, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME – Notre Dame Law School will launch a new clinic – the Notre Dame Tax Clinic – to help law students gain legal experience and to serve the community. The clinic will be funded by a grant from the Internal Revenue Service and support from the University of Notre Dame’s Office

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Law students represent wrongly convicted through SUNY Buffalo Innocence Project

December 22, 2015

BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST – The Innocence and Justice Project is a groundbreaking initiative of the Advocacy Institute at SUNY Buffalo Law School that provides law students with an opportunity to represent people who are incarcerated but believe that they have been wrongfully convicted. While there are national organizations working to exonerate such prisoners, no other

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Akron Law receives grant to expand re-entry clinic efforts

December 22, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – With its program now nationally recognized, the UA School of Law is taking the CQE clinic “on the road” thanks to a grant from the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In collaboration with Towards Employment, the UA School of Law is training more service providers across the state to assist applicants

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Case Western Reserve Law to establish human trafficking law clinic

December 15, 2015

CLEVELAND.COM – Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law has received a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to launch a human trafficking law clinic.

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University of Georgia to offer joint JD/MBA program

December 15, 2015

ATHENS BANNER-HERALD – The University of Georgia is now offering an option for students to graduate with both a law degree and a Master of Business Administration in three years.

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