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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F.

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U.S. News: Law school rankings will continue, even as more schools opt out

University Business

News & World Report’s rankings of the best law schools. The movement was initiated by Yale University last Wednesday when the school’s dean announced that the institution will no longer submit its data for review. According to a post from Dean Heather K. News ,” the organization wrote.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

FIRE

These transgressions, and more, earned Yale FIRE’s 2022 Lifetime Censorship Award and surely contributed to its almost-dead-last showing in our College Free Speech Rankings. Because many of the actions taken on by the law school align with the alumni’s petition demands, it seems Yale Law may be listening.

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These states are taking steps to replace unruly hecklers on campus with constructive civil discourse

University Business

While civil discourse and free speech are pillars of the campus experience across colleges and universities, several state higher education systems and organizations want to ensure their students understand what that truly means. It’s not just hecklers that are inhibiting civil discourse.

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Universities Respond to Killing of Tyre Nichols

Insight Into Diversity

In the wake of the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols, leaders at more than 20 colleges and universities have released statements condemning the incident and offering support to students and faculty. College faculty and students have also banded together to hold events to memorialize Nichols and address police brutality.

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Panelists Discuss What a Post-Affirmative Action America Would Look Like

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

and Grace Stokes professor at New York University Law School. Murray believes that such a ruling will only be the beginning of battles about how race can factor into the operations of a school, in areas such as the administration of scholarship money and the hosting of affinity groups. The participants were not optimistic. “To