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/
March 23, 2021 | New York Law Journal
'Slaveholder' Comment Roiled CUNY Law for Months Prior to Dean's Mea CulpaMinority faculty at the City University of New York School of Law in December asked outgoing dean Mary Lu Bilek to publicly disclose a racism controversy that had been festering behind closed doors.
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
March 23, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: Blueprint of an Antiracist Law SchoolThis week's Ahead of the Curve explores how Penn State Dickinson Law has embraced its antiracism mission. Plus, an update on Vermont Law School's mural controversy.
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
March 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal
'Slaveholder' Comment Prompts CUNY Law Dean's DepartureDean Mary Lu Bilek has urged university officials to name an interim dean as soon as possible following her controversial comment.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
March 19, 2021 | Law.com
Bust Out Those Caps and Gowns. In-Person Commencement Is Back at Some Law SchoolsThis year's law school commencement season is shaping up to be a mix of in-person and virtual ceremonies, with many schools experimenting with elements of both.
By Karen Sloan
7 minute read
March 18, 2021 | Law.com
Record Number of Black Students Take the Reins at Flagship Law JournalsThe number of Black editors-in-chief at flagship law reviews was fairly stagnant until 2013. This year, eight top law reviews have elected their first-ever Black editor.
By Karen Sloan
6 minute read
March 17, 2021 | Law.com
'Test of a Business Model': What the $2.175B Megaverdict Against Intel Means for Patent MonetizationOn this week's episode of Legal Speak, Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham speaks with Winston & Strawn partners Michael Tomasulo and Danielle Williams about the $2.175 billion patent infringement jury verdict for VLSI Technology LLC against Intel Corp. in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
1 minute read
March 16, 2021 | Law.com
Law School Is Expensive. A New Database of 800 Scholarships Aims to HelpAccessLex Institute has released a first-of-its-kind searchable database with information on scholarships for law students totaling $3 million.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
March 16, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: The Whitest Law SchoolsThis week's Ahead of the Curve looks at a new report breaking down the law schools that have significantly more white students than their states and their applicant pools, plus one law school has launched a bootcamp for future judicial clerks.
By Karen Sloan
9 minute read
March 15, 2021 | Law.com
Another Georgetown Law Professor Departs Amid Racial ControversyBlack law faculty say they hope the viral video of two adjunct law professors discussing the performance of Black students will be a "moment of reckoning" for the school.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
March 12, 2021 | Law.com
'The Terminator Conversation': Legal Tech Won't Replace Litigators, but It Can Improve ThemThis week's episode features a conversation with Nicole Clark, co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Trellis Research, which helps state court litigators and in-house legal departments use artificial intelligence and data analytics to learn more about the judges they'll be appearing before, the opposing counsel they'll be squaring off against and even a little bit about themselves.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
2 minute read
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