SMU Dedman Law student Haley Taylor Schlitz to become youngest African American law school graduate
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Haley Taylor Schlitz will become the youngest American to graduate from law school at 19 years old next month, according to blavity.com.
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FORT WORTH REPORT — Growing up in southeast Ohio, Haley Varnadoe always felt a pull to the legal field. Her hometown of Marietta felt the impact of chemical contamination documented in “Dark Waters,” the 2019 film portraying the lives of residents who contracted deadly illnesses from a nearby DuPont manufacturing facility.
Read More about Texas A&M Law student Haley Varnadoe discusses her work with the Environmental and Natural Resources Systems ClinicUniversity of Utah Law professor Paul Cassell hosts mock trial in his class
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — On April 6th, Professor Paul Cassell’s Crime Victims’ Rights class looked a little different. In this seminar-style class, time in the classroom usually involves Cassell lecturing and helping the students explore emerging issues in criminal justice. The students consider questions like who is considered a crime “victim,” whether victims should have…
Read More about University of Utah Law professor Paul Cassell hosts mock trial in his classUniversity of Virginia Law first-year students practice presenting oral arguments
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year oral arguments are an annual rite of passage for all J.D. students at the University of Virginia School of Law.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year student Rachel Anderson is this year’s recipient of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Rosenbloom Award.
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Rachel Anderson honored for academic excellenceUniversity of California launches initiative offering in-state Native American students free tuition
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Native American students who are state residents will no longer have to pay tuition or fees at one of the nation’s largest public-university systems — a decision that some say is a long-overdue acknowledgment of past harms.
Read More about University of California launches initiative offering in-state Native American students free tuitionProspective college students take gap year in hopes of increasing chance of admissions
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — Rising rejections at highly selective colleges and hopes for better luck in a year are pushing more seniors to take a yearlong pause after high school.
Read More about Prospective college students take gap year in hopes of increasing chance of admissionsUCLA Law student Eric Jones discusses how using laptops in class can aid students with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — In an email to the ABA Journal, a UCLA Law spokesperson wrote that some professors believe laptops are detrimental to the in-person learning experience. That does not include circumstances where laptops are necessary for a disability-related accommodation, the spokesperson wrote, and the law school is working with the university’s Center for Accessible…
Read More about UCLA Law student Eric Jones discusses how using laptops in class can aid students with disabilitiesExperiential Legal Education: An Antidote to Law Student Stress
BLOOMBERG LAW — The phenomenon of law student stress —and the ensuing high stress levels of practicing lawyers—is not new. We, alongside countless others both within and outside of the academy, have long felt they need to be more completely acknowledged and addressed by law schools.
Read More about Experiential Legal Education: An Antidote to Law Student StressHow law school impacts student health
THE NATIONAL JURIST — We all know law school isn’t easy. There’s ton of reading, even more writing, and a general aura of competitiveness between peers. Suffice it to say it’s not for the faint of heart. Even if you have arduously prepared for the intensity of it all, what may surprise you is not…
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