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We Submitted a ChatGPT-Written Law School Admissions Essay. Here's What the School Had to Say About It

Law.com typed "admission essay for law school" into ChatGPT's prompt and then submitted the essay to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University for review. Amy Beier Best, ASU Law's assistant dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, spoke to Law.com to provide feedback on the essay and to discuss more broadly the potential (and potential pitfalls) of using AI tools for personal statements.
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Daily Business Review

Broward College President Plan Changes

Pointing to an "inability to come to terms" on a contract with former state education official Henry Mack, Broward College on Wednesday announced that the board of trustees' second choice, Barbara Bryan, will serve as interim president.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$19.5M Settlement in Case Where Janitor Drove School Bus

The settlements were reached following mediation with Stephen Orlofsky, a former federal judge who is now with Blank Rome in Princeton.
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Daily Business Review

Judge Backs Teacher in Trans Student Case

Judge John Van Laningham said the state Education Practices Commission, which can discipline teachers, should exonerate Yojary E. Mundaray on allegations of wrongdoing stemming from the December 2019 incident at Jose de Diego Middle School where the teacher reportedly told a transgender student that "I'm a Christian, and my God made no mistakes" while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Biden Administration Letter Argued in Florida A&M Funding Lawsuit

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Sept. 18 sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis citing "longstanding and ongoing underinvestment" in Florida A&M when compared to the University of Florida.
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Daily Business Review

Attorneys for College Taken Over by DeSantis Allies Threaten to Sue 'Alternate' School

Alt New College says on its website that it was created to teach free and subsidized courses and to preserve the original educational philosophy of the school following the "hostile takeover" of New College of Florida earlier this year.
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Law.com

Pre-Law Students Avoid Using AI for Admissions, Kaplan Survey Reports

"One common thread in the survey results is the concern that it would unfairly level the playing field for applicants who are not strong writers, in addition to permit inauthenticity," Amit Schlesinger, executive director of legal and government programs at Kaplan, said in a statement.
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Law.com

Ohio-Based Ashland University Claims Department of Education Wrongly Imposed $6M Fine Over Second Chance Pell Grant Program

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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Daily Report Online

DC Lawyer With Ga. Ties Sues Harvard for Defamation, Claiming It's Overrated

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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Law.com

ABA Grants 32 Variances for JD-Next Law School Admission Test

"When the ABA made it so easy to adopt—wisely and correctly, in my view—it was it was kind of a no brainer that so we just adopt it," David Yellen, dean of the University of Miami School of Law and M. Minnette Massey professor of law, told Law.com Thursday.
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