Mercer Law to start Corporate Counsel Externship Program offering real world experience for students
THE DEN — A new program at Mercer Law School will meet a growing interest from students as well as a growing need from corporations. Beginning this fall, the Corporate Counsel Externship Program will pair students with companies, so they can get a taste of in-house legal work.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Cal State Long Beach is launching an ambitious series of mental health initiatives that pair students and administrators with practitioners and community members to make resources more accessible.
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DAILY PILOT — About $1.8 million in state funding will be allocated toward expanding a pilot program helmed by UC Irvine for incarcerated individuals to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sociology, according to an announcement this week by the university.
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TULLAHOMA NEWS — With law becoming a more and more integral part of society, the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law has introduced a new undergraduate degree: the Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies.
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BERKELEY LAW — When Berkeley Law Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Kristin Theis-Alvarez heard about the University of California system’s plan to cover tuition and student service fees(opens in a new tab) for in-state students enrolled in federally recognized Native American, American Indian, and Alaska Native tribes, she was elated: Creating a pathway to…
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PENN LAW — The new LGBTQ Certificate at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is the result of strategic cross-school collaboration and will prepare students to better serve and advocate for LGBTQ+ communities.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — On May 6, 2022, students in the inaugural class of Syracuse University College of Law’s first-of-its-kind JDinteractive (JDi) program graduated alongside their peers in the College’s residential JD program. JDi, a fully ABA-accredited program, was the first to combine live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions.
Read More about Syracuse Law celebrates first graduates of hybrid online-JD programUMass Law and Johnson & Wales University launch ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD degree program
UMASS LAW — Dartmouth (UMass Law) and Johnson & Wales University (JWU) in Providence, RI have finalized an agreement for a joint 3+3 program that will enable JWU students to earn an undergraduate and law degree in six rather than seven years.
Read More about UMass Law and Johnson & Wales University launch ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD degree programColumbia Law project director Devon Simmons launches Paralegal Pathways Initiative at New York prisons
ABA JOURNAL — Devon Simmons, co-founder and project director of a new program helping those with past convictions find work as paralegals and other jobs in the legal profession, says there’s a wealth of untapped legal talent among formerly incarcerated people.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Did you know that Minnesota Law is the host site for the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) first and only student affiliate beta program?
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