Karen Sloan

Karen Sloan

Karen Sloan is the Legal Education Editor and Senior Writer at ALM. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @KarenSloanNLJ Sign up for Ahead of the Curve—her weekly email update on trends and innovation in legal education—here: https://www.law.com/briefings/ahead-of-the-curve/

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September 09, 2015 | Law.com

Two Top Law Schools Snag Big Donations

Two elite law schools have secured multi-million donations this week. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has bequeathed $20 million to New York University School of Law. Yale Law School announced it has received $10 million from Abdallah Kamel, chief executive of the Saudi Arabia-based Dallah Albaraka banking and real estate enterprise, to establish the Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

September 08, 2015 |

Sha Na Na Member Turned Law Professor Dies

A law professor who first found fame as an original member of the band Sha Na Na has died.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

September 08, 2015 | Law.com

Sha Na Na Member Turned Law Professor Dies

A law professor who first found fame as an original member of the band Sha Na Na has died.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

September 07, 2015 |

Law Prof Jobs Drying Up

The tight job market for new law graduates has been well documented, but another group is also struggling to find work — those who want to teach law.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

September 06, 2015 | Law.com

Law Prof Jobs Drying Up

The tight job market for new law graduates has been well documented, but another group is also struggling to find work — those who want to teach law.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

September 03, 2015 |

Law Schools Start Year with New and Improved Digs

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law on Sept. 1 dedicated its new, $62.5 million building with U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in attendance. Meanwhile, students at Boston University School of Law also returned to campus this week in a revamped space.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

September 03, 2015 | Law.com

Law Schools Start Year with New and Improved Digs

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law on Sept. 1 dedicated its new, $62.5 million building with U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in attendance. Meanwhile, students at Boston University School of Law also returned to campus this week in a revamped space.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

September 02, 2015 |

EEOC Finds Women Profs Paid Less at Denver Law School

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found evidence that the University of Denver Sturm College of Law has for decades paid female faculty less than their male colleagues.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

September 02, 2015 | Law.com

EEOC Finds Women Profs Paid Less at Denver Law School

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found evidence that the University of Denver Sturm College of Law has for decades paid female faculty less than their male colleagues.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

September 01, 2015 |

Embattled Charleston School of Law Loses Another President

The Charleston School of Law interim president has resigned after less than three months on the job amid turmoil over ownership of the for-profit institution.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read


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