University of Virginia Law student Rachel Anderson honored for academic excellence
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…
Read More about How law school impacts student healthLaw students from across the country selected for international law fellowship
SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR — Students from 13 top law schools across the United States were selected to explore the future of public and private international law at the tenth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
Read More about Law students from across the country selected for international law fellowshipABA announces student winners of the 2022 Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division, in collaboration with the Access to Justice Tech Fellowsand WordRake, sponsored the second annual Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition. The competition brings an interesting new approach to engage lawyers and soon to be lawyers about how technology will impact the field.
Read More about ABA announces student winners of the 2022 Legal Tech Fictional Writing CompetitionUniversity of Arkansas Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell win trial advocacy competition
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell successfully persuaded the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, winning the Grand Championship round of the U of A School of Law’s Trial Advocacy course. The Hon. Timothy Brooks of the United States District Court for the Western District…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell win trial advocacy competitionUniversity of Arkansas Law Immigration Clinic students provide legal representation to Afghani asylum seekers
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — U of A School of Law students partnered with Catholic Charities of Arkansas in Little Rock to provide representation to four asylum-seekers from Afghanistan this year. Since August 2022, roughly 75,000 have been given permission to live in the United States, at least temporarily, and many may be eligible for…
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