February 06, 2024 | Daily Business Review
FAMU Law Dean, Who Resigned Suddenly, Calls School's Behavior 'Abusive'"My efforts to strengthen the College's student body, its relationship with the bar, bench, surrounding community, its alumni and the University have recently been met with behavior on the part of the University that can only be properly characterized as abusive," Deidré Keller wrote in her resignation letter.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 06, 2024 | The Recorder
Dan Burk, Founding Faculty Member of UC Irvine Law, DiesA memorial service celebrating Burk's life and contributions to the legal community will be announced later, a UC Irvine spokesperson told Law.com.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 06, 2024 | Law.com
SIU Law School Looks at Name Change With $10M DonationIn honor of the generosity of John and Jayne Simmons, the law school will be named Simmons Law School, pending approval from the SIU Board of Trustees in April.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 05, 2024 | Law.com
ABA HOD Adopts Council's 'Academic Freedom' ProposalThe American Bar Association's House of Delegates on Monday adopted Standard 208, which the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar sent to HOD in November for consideration.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 05, 2024 | Daily Business Review
FAMU Law Dean Resigns SuddenlyHBCUs are so underresourced that it makes it very difficult to get to the place of success, Keller told Law.com in 2022 in a report identifying the many challenges that the six schools face.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 02, 2024 | Law.com
Some JDs Will Be Able to Attend Harvard Law Tuition-Free for the First Time Starting This Fall"HLS does not award merit aid (or 'full-ride' scholarships, which are not typically need-based) because doing so would decrease the resources available for need-based aid, and significantly increase the debt burden of every student with financial need," according to its website.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 02, 2024 | Law.com
17 of the Top 20 Law Schools Have More Women Enrolled"The decline in male enrollment and the increasing number of students who choose not to disclose their gender present new dimensions in the evolving narrative of gender diversity in legal education," the Enjuris report states.
By Christine Charnosky
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February 01, 2024 | Law.com
Does Finding the Bar Difficult Make You Less Competent? Some Lawyers Think So.The majority of respondents to a recent survey of practicing lawyers across the U.S. said they would question a lawyer's competency if they had a difficult time passing the bar or if they never sat for the bar.
By Christine Charnosky
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January 31, 2024 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: Introducing New Newsletter, 'Dean Developments'Amid an influx of law dean news, we're exploring a new format to write about it.
By Christine Charnosky
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January 31, 2024 | Law.com
NextGen Exam to Be Administered Via Surpass Assessment Software in All JurisdictionsCurrently, different jurisdictions are able to use different platforms when administering the bar exam, explained Sophie Martin, director of communications at the NCBE.
By Christine Charnosky
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