GW Law student honored for work to remedy issues within foster care system
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — GW Law student Sacred B. Huff ’19 was honored at GW’s annual Power & Promise dinner for her work to remedy the issues within the foster care system. Ms. Huff is the recipient of the Janet Altman Spragens Scholarship.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — George Washington Law 3L student Elizabeth Brown has been selected as a Student Fellow for the Rural Summer Legal Corps. During the fellowship, Ms. Brown will work at the Montana Legal Services Association.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — First-generation graduate Jacqueline Garcia is celebrating two milestones this month: She’ll receive her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and wrap up her first year of law school at Drake University in Des Moines. She found the 3+3 Program, which allows Iowa State students to earn an undergraduate degree and…
Read More about Drake Law student on the fast track to a future in social justiceHarvard University study finds mental health disorders more common for graduate students
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN — A recent Harvard study concluded that graduate students are over three times more likely than the average American to experience mental health disorders and depression. The study surveyed over 500 economics students from eight elite universities, also concluded that one in 10 students experienced suicidal thoughts over a two-week period.
Read More about Harvard University study finds mental health disorders more common for graduate studentsFordham Law students advocates for tax debt law reforms
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in Fordham Law’s Legislative Policy and Advocacy Clinic convened with elected officials in Albany and authored an op-ed during the spring semester as part of ongoing efforts to reform the state’s tax debt law so that thousands of New Yorkers facing extreme financial hardship would be exempt from license suspension.
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EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Emory Law 3L student Victoria Sparks accomplished so much while in law school: symposium editor for Emory International Law Review, president of Emory Black Law Students Association, and recipient of the Delores P. Eldridge Commitment to Diversity Award and the Excellence in Leadership Award in 2017.
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ELON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Elon Law students with an interest in prisoners’ rights visited South Africa in December as part of an experiential learning course that examined the dimensions of America’s penal system and how its evolution compares to the one there.
Read More about Elon Law students learn about law and policies of South American prison systemDuke Law students conduct research in support of hearings on international human rights
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Students from Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic and Advanced International Human Rights Clinic conducted extensive research and legal analysis, data visualization, and reporting in support of hearings held in late 2017 by the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture on a range of issues relevant to the commission.
Read More about Duke Law students conduct research in support of hearings on international human rightsDuke Law students explore application of legal training to global public service
DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Five Duke Law students joined peers from 10 other U.S. law schools in Washington, D.C. in late February to explore the future of public and private international law at the sixth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake Law student Jasmine Meikle applied and was accepted in the Council on Legal Education Opportunity. The organization matched Meikle with several law schools, and Drake was at the top of her list. While studying at Drake, Meikle interns at the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission.
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