Ahead of the Curve: Here Come the Hybrids
The University of Dayton School of Law's entrance into the J.D. hybrid arena provides a peg for a closer examination of largely online degrees. AccessLex Institute's Chris Chapman weighs in.
June 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM
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Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve . I'm Karen Sloan , legal education editor at Law.com, and I'll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education. The University of Dayton School of Law's entrance into the J.D. hybrid arena has me thinking about the future of those largely online degrees. I chat with AccessLex Institute's Chris Chapman to get his take. Next I'll share some thoughts about a conference I attended last week at New York University School of Law and the benefits of bringing practitioners together on campus to discuss emerging legal topics. Finally, I'm checking in with a remarkable University of Washington law grad, Theo Shaw, who overcame adversity to pursue his legal dreams. Not signed up yet to get Ahead of the Curve sent to your inbox each week? Go here Please share your thoughts and feedback with me at [email protected] or on Twitter: @KarenSloanNLJ.
|Here Come the Hybrids
University of Dayton School of Law announced hybrid J.D. program where students will complete the bulk of their coursework online American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar set to double Mitchell Hamline School of Law became the first Southwestern Law School got a variance Syracuse University School of Law obtained one Chris Chapman, president of legal education advocacy outfit AccessLex Institute But will online programs bring costs down? But he sees savings down the road for both schools and students, My take—
|Law Prof's Victory Lap
A tweet from Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber after overseeing thesuccessful campaign to recall Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Perskyover what opponents called a pattern of leniency toward white male defendants.
|When Practitioners Convene on Campus
yours truly New York University School of Law conference NYU's Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship first ever Grunin Prize Pamela Rothenberg and her team at Womble Bond Dickinson new deal structure SoloSuit , Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School's LawX Erika Nash online tool The takeaway—
From Jail to J.D. pair of inspiring single mothers Theodore “Theo” Shaw—a member of the so-called Jena Six — graduated from the University of Washington School of Law on June 3 Gates Public Service Law Scholarship Innocence Project of New Orleans New Orleans Times-Picayune The final word—
Extra Credit Reading ➤➤ Arizona Summit Law School poised to lose its ABA accreditation ➤➤ mandatory arbitration agreements for summer associates lots of firms didn't respond ➤➤ The American Bar Association InfiLaw asked a court ➤➤ 190,000 starting salaries other bummer trends ➤➤ University of California, Irvine School of Law ran against each other One professor accused the other of playing dirty on the campaign trail. ➤➤ Actress Reese Witherspoon third Legally Blonde Harvard Law School
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