US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch welcomes University of Utah Law students at virtual orientation

August 28, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Incoming law students at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law received an unexpected and thrilling surprise to end their first official week of law school: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch dropped in on the final day of orientation via Zoom…

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A look at Washington University Law’s dual-degree program with Fudan University

August 28, 2020

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law is entering the second year of its partnership with the Fudan University Law School in China. The program allows a cohort of students from Fudan to study at the School of Law.

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UC Irvine Law student Jamison Whiting raises money to assist small businesses in Minneapolis following protests

August 20, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Jamison Whiting, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and his partner Kelly Law raised more than $14,000 to help out small businesses and community members in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the death of George Floyd.

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Northwestern Law students Jamie Hwang and Connor Cohen share advice for incoming students learning online

August 20, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — As guinea pigs of Zoom law school classes, we learned—the hard way—what it’s like to be first-year law students in a world battling COVID-19. As 1L section mates, we supported each other through an unprecedented finale to our first spring semester at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago.

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More colleges cut tuition rates amid pandemic

August 19, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — In surveys, polling data and lawsuits, the message from students is clear: we expect to pay less for online instruction.

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Survey: Students do not trust colleges to protect them from COVID-19

August 19, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than half of students lack trust in their college or university to protect them and faculty members from the coronavirus, according to a recent survey report published on Aug. 6 by College Pulse, a company that tracks student opinion.

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Report: Public Service Loan Forgiveness program falling short of intention

August 19, 2020

FORBES — A new report paints a bleak picture of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, and raises fresh concerns that the program is failing millions of student loan borrowers who were promised relief.

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A look at the UC Irvine Law International Justice Clinic’s human rights efforts at the UN

August 19, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — For the past six years, students in the UCI Law International Justice Clinic have had the opportunity to support Clinic Director David Kaye’s work in his role as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. In the position,…

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SMU Dedman Law student Melanie Griffin named staff editor of SMU International Law Review

August 19, 2020

NBC 5 — A student at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas believes she is living proof that something good can happen when you put mind to it.

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USC Gould Law Media, Entertainment & Technology program announces new legal technology courses

August 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — As part of its continuous goal to expose students to technology used in actual legal practice, USC Gould’s Media, Entertainment & Technology (MET) program has added two new courses giving first-hand experience with leading-edge tools that increase efficiency.

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