Texas law schools highlight student support programs
MY SAN ANTONIO — For support and to get law students on the road to success, area law schools offer guidance and preparation to their students.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — With college students reporting problems with anxiety and depression more than ever before, and suicides now a big problem on campuses, university presidents are responding accordingly. More than 80 percent of top university executives say that mental health is more of a priority on campus than it was three years ago, according…
Read More about Study: University officials focus on student mental healthOne lawyer’s struggle to qualify for public service loan forgiveness
ABA JOURNAL — Jeffrey Morgan leveraged his social media expertise and government lawyer background to qualify fot eh public service student loan forgiveness program, making him part of the estimated 5% who have had student loans discharged.
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AUWCL NEWS — On Monday, Aug. 12, American University Washington College of Law kicked off its JD Orientation with the “In My Back Yard” (IMBY) Public Service Day.
Read More about Orientation at American University Washington College of Law includes day of serviceDrexel Law Litigation and Appeals Clinic students win whistleblower claim for client
DREXEL UNIVERSITY — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed students from the Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic a victory on Aug. 6, reviving a whistleblower’s claim against Citigroup.
Read More about Drexel Law Litigation and Appeals Clinic students win whistleblower claim for clientTwo Florida State University Law students honored by ABA at annual meeting
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — For the eighth time since 2008 and the third consecutive year, the Florida State University College of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) received the Student Bar Association Award, which honors the best SBA in the nation. The honor is also known as the SBA of the Year Award and recognizes the efforts…
Read More about Two Florida State University Law students honored by ABA at annual meetingUniversity of Virginia Law student Mika Bray shares human rights fellowship experience in Costa Rica
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — University of Virginia School of Law student Mika Bray ’20 used her public service fellowship grant this summer to work on human rights litigation.
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Mika Bray shares human rights fellowship experience in Costa RicaOpinion: Conservative law student at the center of professor’s op-ed responds
ABA JOURNAL — Conservative student says law school biases infringe on his right to free speech.
Read More about Opinion: Conservative law student at the center of professor’s op-ed respondsPublic Service Loan Forgiveness applicants get conflicting messages from Department of Education
FOX 25 — Americans carry $1.5 trillion in student debt. But while millions of borrowers could qualify for loan-forgiveness programs to erase some or all of what they owe, only a fraction of those eligible take advantage of them. Some believe just knowing about the programs isn’t enough, and Congress needs to step in.
Read More about Public Service Loan Forgiveness applicants get conflicting messages from Department of EducationUniversity of Houston Law clinical faculty host Chinese human rights students
UNIV. OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center clinical professors met with six Chinese graduate and doctoral students to discuss legal education in the U.S. and human rights law on Wednesday.
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