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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testy has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Testy, the current president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, begins her new role effective July 1. She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010.

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Anti-Apartheid Advocate and Human Rights Activist Randall Robinson Dies at 81

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Known for his advocacy against apartheid and for Haitian democracy and reparations for Black Americans, Robinson was a fierce supporter of higher education. from Harvard Law School – also spent time teaching as a professor of human rights law at Penn State University. Left to right) Sen. Robinson – he held a J.D.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

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As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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A legal blow to Internet Archive, controlled digital lending

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” Controlled Digital Lending at the Internet Archive The Internet Archive began digitizing print books for online lending in 2005 and scans 4,300 books per day in 18 locations around the world, according to its website. copyright law. “It would be a book burning on an unprecedented scale.”

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President’s corner: How Rob Vischer balances growth with century-old values at University of St. Thomas

University Business

Thomas’ law school from 2013 up until his selection as interim president last year, Vischer may not be able to take credit for the university’s full string of successes, but he is in the position to capitalize on them. Thomas, dating back to becoming an associate law professor in 2005. As the dean of St.

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2022: Year in Review

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President Joe Biden, left, is flanked by Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Department of Education (ED). Biden Administration U.S.

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2023 Year in Review

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Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. According to Roberts, mass debt cancellation was under the purview of Congress, not the Secretary of Education.