Notre Dame Law honors student veterans
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School is grateful for each of our students who have served or are currently serving our country through the U.S. Armed Forces. Each has a unique path and story that has led them to law school, and to Notre Dame. Approximately 20 current students have served in one…
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PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law has established a Food Pantry program on campus available to students and their families who need food assistance. The pantry, which has well-stocked locations in both the Wellness Center and Dannat Hall at the Law School, was made possible by generous donations from alumni…
Read More about Pace Law opens food pantry to help eliminate barriers to student successPenn Law first-generation professional fellowship supports nine students through law school experience
PENN LAW — For the first time since the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP) initiated its First Generation Professionals (FGP) Fellowship, each of the three JD classes in the Law School includes a cohort of FGP Fellows. Though the initial intention was to support six Fellows, the FGP Fellowship currently supports…
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HYDRO INTERNATIONAL — Third-year Penn State Dickinson Law student Ryan Marr believes in taking advantage of opportunities that come his way. From studying in Tanzania to travelling to Bermuda, he says “yes” to any chance to see the world or learn something new. So, when he was invited to participate in a project mapping an unexplored patch…
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law third-year student Anita Marks has won a Corporate Counsel Women of Color My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship Award. The scholarship supports law students of color who display outstanding legal talent, as well as a strong commitment and dedication to serving their communities. A committee made up…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Talley Ransil, like most incoming law students, felt a lot of stress as she began her time at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. She relied on an older student, Lauren Boone, to help navigate the ins and outs of law school.“I got a lot of beneficial resources and connections from her…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — It seemed that everyone had an opinion about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Despite the largely unprecedented nature of the work, armchair quarterbacks from left, right and center gave their take. The investigation resulted in almost three dozen people being indicted or…
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WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE — In January 2009, the Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic accepted its first clients. In the years since, the clinic has achieved great success in its two-fold mission: to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to be effective attorneys, and to help veterans affected by service-related disabilities receive the benefits they deserve. The…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — A new project led by Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz and involving Yale Law students will examine the early work done by lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section (ELS) — and analyze what that work might have to say for…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As a graduate student in the rather solitary field of English, I was thankful for the Coffee Club’s companionship and structure, which helped me finish my dissertation and shaped my interest in working with advanced writers across disciplines. Flash forward to 2021. I am an administrator at North Carolina State University developing writing…
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