Virginia law schools receives grant from Virginia Law Foundation provides grants to Virginia law students for public service summer internships

September 17, 2020

AUGUSTA FREE PRESS — The Virginia Law Foundation has announced its 2020 grant recipients. Each year since 1984, the Virginia Law Foundation awards grants to initiatives and nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia which advance the foundation’s three-pronged mission.

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Rutgers University researchers release report on improving student engagement in online classes

September 17, 2020

NEWSWISE — Fostering a sense of community and connection for college students will ensure a better remote learning experience in the fall, according to researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

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Student loan options for graduate and professional students

September 17, 2020

U.S. NEWS — Many graduate school students borrow money to finance their education, but with so many options to consider, choosing the right student loan can feel almost as complicated as choosing a program of study.

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Case Western Reserve Law student Bailey Kadian researches the impact of the pandemic on special education

September 17, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Schools around the country are now in session, though they’re offering a patchwork of different learning models amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bailey Kadian, a second-year student at the School of Law, is taking a look at what the long-term impacts of these approaches are, especially for students who…

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Elon Law welcomes Class of 2023

September 17, 2020

NEWS & RECORD — The largest first-year class has pushed enrollment at Elon University’s law school into record territory. Elon University School of Law said 164 new students started at the law school last month. That’s the largest first-year class in school history, which broke the 2-year-old record of 150 students.

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Fordham Law Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships launches peer council

September 17, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships, to further the clerkship side of the Center’s mandate, has launched a Peer Clerkship Council (PCC).

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University of New Mexico Law student Jacques Chouinard recognized for outstanding student paper

September 17, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Jacques Chouinard, who recently began his third year at the UNM School of Law, was awarded the Helen S. Carter Prize for Outstanding Student Papers at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

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USC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic students help Syrian refugees escape persecution

September 17, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — After four years in limbo Abdulbaset Nasri. his wife Janan and their four children are safe in Italy. The good news caught their lawyer, Natalia DaSilva, completely off guard.

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A look at Georgia State University Law’s Center for Professional Development

September 17, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Center for Professional Development is a resource students at Georgia State Law are encouraged to take advantage of starting in the first semester of their 1L year.

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A look at the University of Houston Pre-Law Pipeline Program’s sixth year

September 17, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The first online-only classes in the University of Houston Law Center Pre-Law Pipeline Program recently celebrated their introduction to the study of law during a reception event held via Zoom.

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