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March 14, 2024 | Law.com

GMU Law Back in Compliance With ABA

"The Scalia Law School continues to grow both in enrollment and budgets, with sustained support from philanthropy and increasing support the university," Stephanie Aaronson, deputy VP in the Office of University Branding at GMU, told Law.com in December.

By Christine Charnosky

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March 13, 2024 | Law.com

Internal Investigation Finds Colorado Law Dean Violated Anti-Discrimination Policies

The OIEC found that the preponderance of the evidence supports a prima facie case of retaliation, and that while Inniss "provided plausibly legitimate non-retaliatory reasons" for her decision to remove Campos from the committee, OIEC also found that her "proffered reasons were not the only factors involved."

By Christine Charnosky

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March 12, 2024 | Law.com

ABA Bar Passage Data Report Comes With New Terminology

Instead of "diploma privilege," the ABA was now using "alternative pathways." While the terms are not interchangeable, diploma privilege was absorbed into the alternate pathways category, according to the ABA.

By Christine Charnosky

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March 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

David Yellen Resigns as Miami Law Dean Less Than 2 Years Into Deanship

Patricia Sanchez Abril, who has been interim dean of the graduate school since July and professor of business law at the Miami Herbert Business School, will become interim dean of the law school.

By Christine Charnosky

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March 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

UPenn Law Professor Amy Wax Speaks Out About the Sanctions Brought Against Her

"It's all psychologized," Wax said. "What the woke catechism, the woke set of precepts, has done is that they've taken subjective reactions and made them reign supreme, which is completely contrary to every First Amendment principle that ever existed."

By Christine Charnosky

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March 07, 2024 | Law.com

Arkansas Law Dean 'Thrilled' That Many Women of Color Have Succeeded Her

Cynthia Nance said one of the most rewarding parts of being dean came at the end when UA hired Stacy Leeds, currently the dean at Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, to succeed Nance, adding, "That was thrilling! She was the very first ever Native American woman dean. It was like a 'mic drop moment.'"

By Christine Charnosky

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March 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

ABA Approves Charleston Law's Request to Become Nonprofit

"This is a significant moment in the history of our young law school," Larry Cunningham, provost and dean, who testified before the Council in February, said in a statement. "Becoming a nonprofit is in the best interests of students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community."

By Christine Charnosky

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March 07, 2024 | The Recorder

ABA Approves Golden Gate University Law's Teach-Out Plan

Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the ABA posted notice on Wednesday saying that after careful review of the Law School's revised teach-out plan submitted on Feb. 9, the Law School's accreditation will continue until July 1, 2027, which could be removed earlier.

By Christine Charnosky

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March 06, 2024 | Law.com

Seattle University Law Partners With UW Tacoma for Hybrid Hub Initiative

The hub builds on the Flex JD program to make available a "high-quality legal education, and ultimately legal services, to communities that need them but for whom a brick-and-mortar law school is out of reach because of distance, financial, work or family considerations," Anthony Varona, dean and professor of law at Seattle University Law, told Law.com on Monday.

By Christine Charnosky

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March 05, 2024 | Law.com

LSAC Announces Changes to LSAT Writing Beginning This Summer

"By adopting this design, we're not only enabling individuals to have a more authentic voice in their argument, but we are also better positioned to evaluate the writer's ability to employ various rhetorical techniques, evidentiary strategies and other important aspects of argumentative writing," said Susan Krinsky, executive vice president for operations and chief of staff at LSAC.

By Christine Charnosky

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