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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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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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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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UCLA, UC Irvine Law Schools Drop ‘U.S. News’ Rankings

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The law school of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced Tuesday that it is dropping out of the U.S. And on Wednesday, the law school of the University of California, Irvine, joined the movement. Approximately 80 percent of a law school’s U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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

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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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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

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Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices. Orrick, Jr. Gavin Newsom.

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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Creates LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic

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Kara Ingelhart “We are extremely excited to welcome Professor Kara Ingelhart as a clinical assistant professor of law and the inaugural director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s new LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic,” said Northwestern Pritzker Law Dean Dr. Hari Osofsky. Ingelhart will serve as a clinical assistant professor.

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UCLA Law Drops Out of ‘U.S. News’ Rankings

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The law school of the University of California, Los Angeles, announced Tuesday that it is dropping out of the U.S. ” Korobkin added, “We are under no illusion that UCLA Law’s decision will have a substantial impact on how law schools are evaluated by U.S. News & World Report rankings.