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‘U.S. News’ Will Change Its Law School Rankings

Inside Higher Ed

News & World Report announced Monday that it would change its law school rankings, in which many top law schools have announced they will no longer participate. ” In addition, “Some law schools that are able to offer fellowships felt they were being undervalued, thus discouraging public service careers.

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Best law schools: US News is revising rankings after list dropouts

University Business

After some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions dropped out of its best law schools rankings, U.S. News & World Report’s best law schools. Yale University, which regularly lands at the top of the list, kicked off the exodus when law school Dean Heather K. Best law schools overhaul.

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WI State Bar Reaches Partial Settlement in Diversity Lawsuit

Insight Into Diversity

The State Bar of Wisconsin agreed to change the definition of ‘diversity’ in its language for a program designated for underrepresented law students following a lawsuit by a conservative-backed organization.

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Using the Law to Help Shape Public Policy - Jamelia N. Morgan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Tenured: Yes Age: 38 Education: B.A., Yale Law School Career mentors: Amna Akbar, The Ohio State University; Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law School; and Devon Carbado, UCLA. political science, Stanford University; M.A.,

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Students Weigh Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in College Decisions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Reagan Gonzalez began applying to law schools, she didn’t imagine that she would have to research the laws of the states to which she was thinking about moving. Having that dark knowledge on top of all of the mountains of work that I have to do definitely would affect my mental health.”

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Rankings and the line of best fit – the ultimate guide or a blunt instrument?

The PIE News

“Was [TUM] definitely better from 1 November 2020 until 31 October 2021 such that its graduates in those 365 days have higher potential that those in the years either side?” ” he asked in a recent blog post.

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On my father’s side of the family, I’m a third-generation college graduate whose aunt was a law school professor. Margaret Montoya, my father’s sister, was the first Latina to be accepted to Harvard Law School. She went on to become a law professor at the University of New Mexico. I’m the product of two worlds.