UGA trauma-informed mock trial program wins innovative teaching award
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two University of Georgia faculty members, Emma Hetherington (Law) and Jennifer Elkins (Social Work), who designed a model for teaching trauma-informed courtroom practices to social work and law students have won the 2018 SAGE Publishing/CSWE Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education.
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POLITICO — Duke Law Professor Jesse McCoy II ,who was raised in public housing, launched a new initiative to reduce eviction filings in Durham County, North Carolina. The diversion program, a partnership between Duke Law’s Civil Justice Clinic and Legal Aid of North Carolina, helps keep residents from falling further behind in paying their rent.
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OLE MISS — The Graduate Certificate in Air and Space Law is designed for individuals who are not lawyers but want to gain knowledge of legal, policy and regulatory issues affecting the aviation and space industries.
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PRESS HERALD — The University of New England and the University of Maine School of Law are partnering on a program that will benefit students who want to pursue a career in maritime law. Qualifying students could earn an undergraduate degree in marine affairs and a law degree in six years instead of the standard seven,…
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York Law School (NYLS) announced the launch of the Housing Justice Leadership Institute (HJLI)—a first-of-its-kind program that teaches supervision and management skills to housing rights attorneys and meets a rapidly growing need in New York City.
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HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — The Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies will become part of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University to respond to the need for more attorneys with the skills and training to navigate the challenging and changing real estate market.
Read More about Hofstra Law to manage university’s real estate studies centerGeorge Washington Law debuts fellowship to expand online courses
GW HATCHET — The law school debuted a new fellowship this month focusing on the law behind government contracts. The fellow, who will be a visiting associate professor of law, will help expand the government procurement law program’s online offerings.
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CREIGHTON UNIVERISTY — Last year, the Creighton School of Law introduced new programs to extend its Jesuit mission. One of these was a pro bono program, which is under the directorship of special assistant professor Katelyn Cherney.
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LEGAL TECH NEWS — The University of Kansas School of Law, like a growing number of law schools across the nation, is starting to teach its students cutting-edge quantitative subjects such as data analysis and artificial intelligence.
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HERALD MAIL MEDIA — Shepherd University students interested in attending law school now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree and gain early admission into The Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Law through a new 3+3 accelerated bachelor/juris doctor agreement signed by both schools.
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