Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

Williams from its law school, Williams’s descendants were irate. Richmond president Kevin Hallock broke the news to Robert Smith, Williams’s great-great-grandson and a graduate of the law school, over the phone. Williams enrolled at what was then called Richmond College in 1848.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

South Royalton’s main claim to fame, however, is that it is home to the Green Mountain State’s only law school. Vermont Law School has doled out juris doctor degrees to students from across New England and beyond since 1972. Vermont Law School is no different. Interest in J.D. Interest in J.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

Now, two years after advising Trump during that deadly insurrection, Martin is slated to serve as the founding dean of the High Point University School of Law in North Carolina, which is set to open in 2024. Instead, the press release cited higher education leaders who heaped praise on the incoming dean. Deane School of Law.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 25, 2023

Department of Education has settled with five free-standing law schools after an investigation showed that those institutions “improperly disbursed” federal financial aid to students enrolled in unaccredited master of laws programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College of Law at St. Crump College of Law, making the law school the U.S.’s Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University is the latest step in an effort to encourage bridge-building among the legal profession, law enforcement, and our communities," said David A. Brunetti Human Trafficking Institute.

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University Business

AUGUST 28, 2023

Federal Student Aid discovered five law schools that improperly disbursed $2.9 The Department of Education has subsequently fined three of the institutions and has requested from all five reimbursements for the allotted funds. programs, and FSA found these five law schools disbursing Title IV funds for their LL.M

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

More medical and law schools have announced that they are leaving the U.S. News & World Report rankings of those institutions. The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. News' Rankings of Medical, Law Schools Live Updates: liveupdates0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Harvard University plans to implement a policy of institutional neutrality, meaning it will not weigh in on public matters that do not affect the university’s core function. The report emphasized that the university itself is not a neutral institution as it values open inquiry, expertise, and diverse points of view.

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2023

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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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 17, 2023

Institutions must adapt their curricula to incorporate artificial intelligence-related topics, the dean of William & Mary Law School argues.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Education Rights Institute to enhance understanding, scholarship, and resources for K-20 schools and disadvantaged students. The institute will launch with a campus event on October 16. Department of Education. million in anonymous funding.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The law schools of the University of Chicago and Cornell University may not love the U.S. The ranking is not our guide, and I prefer to shine a light on the substantive attributes that make our Law School the home of the most intellectually ambitious faculty and the most powerful legal education. News ranking.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them. In the last 20 years, law school enrollment has been anything but consistent. In just a five-year period, from 2010 to 2015, the number of first-year law students decreased by more than 29%. For the 2022 cycle, law school applications are down.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 10, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is pleased to announce the 109 institutions of higher education selected as recipients of the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award — including those in the community college and law school categories — and the 62 winners of the 2023 Health Professions HEED Award.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Yale’s dean argued that the ranking's formula discourages institutions from admitting low-income students and supporting careers in public service. By Francie Diep.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

By Francie Diep Illustration by The Chronicle Top-ranked institutions can afford to take risks that others can’t.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience. Some folks are never going to be satisfied. You're approachable.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis has been at the epicenter of higher education this past year. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. “He is taking names. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

All higher education professionals from HBCUs across the country, we are among the inaugural cohort of Teaching in an Inequitable Society fellows, sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children Black Caucus and the Institute for the Study of Modern-Day Slavery at Tougaloo College.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will now be known as the CSU College of Law, according to a university news release. The decision comes after an ad hoc committee recommended the university rebrand the law school to cut association with Marshall due to his history of owning enslaved people.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here’s what that could mean for your institution. Online students and other non-traditional audiences are increasingly an area of focus for institutions nationwide. While the current educational landscape for incarcerated students may be sparse, this wasn’t always the case. The History of Higher Ed for Incarcerated Students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The American Bar Association has proposed changes to standards to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty. The proffer — offered initially in a Nov. 8, 2023, memorandum from The Standards Committee and then, developed by the ABA — recommended that ABA’s Council approve revisions to Standard 304 and 405.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

My journey from the barrios of Albuquerque to a career in higher education is a testament to the power of commitment—and coaching. On my father’s side of the family, I’m a third-generation college graduate whose aunt was a law school professor. Department of Education first introduced the designation, to more than 570 today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Fairfax is a passionate legal educator whose extensive scholarship and commitment to criminal justice reform are deeply aligned with the law school’s mission,” said Howard President Dr. Ben Vinson III, who announced the appointment effective July 1, 2024. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Some selective institutions are expected to hit six figures soon, though such pricing will likely have more of a psychological and political impact than a financial one. For years, headlines have warned that the cost of attending college would eventually exceed $100,000-a-year at some institutions.

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University Business

APRIL 12, 2023

Following harsh criticism from the nation’s top medical schools and the Department of Education, U.S. News and World Report is set to release its law and medical school: research rankings next week with an updated methodology and a reliance on public information from schools that now refuse to participate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

In 2018, Chua and her husband, fellow Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld, were investigated for allegedly telling students to dress like models for a better chance at winning a clerkship with Brett Kavanaugh, now a U.S. It wasn’t just because her interests focused on a lesser-studied subset of law focusing on developing countries.

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. We recently surveyed university presidents, provosts, and VPEMs to quantify the challenges institutions face in growing enrollment in graduate and adult-serving programs. The pressure is on for graduate programs. Competition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Throughout this process, I have learned so much about Texas Southern University, and I am honored to join this esteemed institution with such a rich history,” said Crawford. “I Crawford III was selected as the sole finalist for president of Texas Southern University. I have worked with him on some of the most complex issues in the world.

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University Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

With the Common Application opening its digital doors on August 1st, a fresh roll of applications is surging, and institutions are flexing their adaptability. ” Aside from questions listed on the Common App, some institutions included supplemental questions to reflect their desire for a diverse student cohort.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“I’m just really excited to lead such a dynamic and important institution like Mount Holyoke,” said Holley in an interview with Diverse. “I I think its values, what it represents, is the best of higher education.” Danielle Ren Holley, current dean and professor of law at Howard University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

At UF, she also taught feminist legal theory, employment discrimination, children and law, and family law as Levin, Mabie & Levin Professor of Law. Higher education is where I learned to see and understand the world in a new way and was given the space to identify where my passions lie. from Harvard Law School.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard Law School. As part of that role, Ifill will launch the school’s 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy. Ifill recently served as the seventh president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. Jordan, Jr.,

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Yale Law School’s decision to stop participating with the seminal college ranking service in November prompted a wave of other prestigious graduate programs to follow through; at least a dozen medical schools and 40+ law schools quit participating. Institutions include UC Berkeley, Temple University and Duke.

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2023

Amid security and privacy concerns, Louisiana’s education chief on Tuesday urged public schools to remove the popular social media platform TikTok from public devices. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley is the latest of several state officials calling for restrictions on the app. News reports. In Oklahoma, Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Carpenter, Council Tree Professor of Law, and director of the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School. Stone Professor of Law and director of the University of Washington School of Law's Native American Law Center. On Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Blogs Building awareness of your law program is more important than ever Here’s how 3 schools did it effectively *Institution names in this post are pseudonyms. Here are three strategies our Law School Enrollment Services partners are using to increase their reach, build awareness, and grow enrollment.

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