Ahead of the Curve: The Law School Treadmill
Here's a look at City University of New York School of Law's impressive student wellness program. Also, five cool new initiatives at law schools around the country.
June 26, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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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. In honor of summer's official arrival, I'm keeping the briefing light and sunny this week with a look at the City University of New York School of Law's impressive student wellness program. Next, I'm highlighting five cool new initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania Law School; the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law; North Carolina Central University School of Law; and The University of North Carolina School of Law. Read on!
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|The Law School Treadmill
But at the City University of New York School of Law, the treadmill isn't figurative. It's literal. academic student support manager Ryan Dooley extensive student wellness initiative this story CUNY students heckling South Texas College of Law Houston professor Josh Blackman over his conservative legal views mindfulness program licensed clinical worker “Mobile Coffee Cart” “Crafternoon” sessions weekend retreat Buddhist monastery CUNY crowd is known as the “legal monks,” My take:
|A List of Cool Stuff
Here are some recently announced programs and initiatives that have caught my eye. University of Pennsylvania Law School has entered into a partnership London School of Economics Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Erin Levitas Initiative for Sexual Assault Prevention at Maryland Law Leigh Goodmark, director of the school's Gender Violence Clinic Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law launching a medical-legal partnership Northwell Health Hofstra Law Professor Janet Dolgin Carolina Central University School of Law expanding Virtual Justice Project U.S. Department of Agriculture project co-founder Greg Clinton University of North Carolina School of Law The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust launch a clinical entrepreneurship program
I'll be back next week with more news and updates on the future of legal education. Until then, keep in touch at [email protected]
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