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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul. Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs.

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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. “That’s because the U.S.

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University of Virginia Law Establishes Education Rights Institute

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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. The project was made possible with $4.9

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Fairfax Appointed Dean of Howard University School of Law

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has been tapped to become dean of the Howard University School of Law. 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.

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WI State Bar Reaches Partial Settlement in Diversity Lawsuit

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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. The post WI State Bar Reaches Partial Settlement in Diversity Lawsuit appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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UW-Madison Program to Cover Tribal Students’ Tuition and Other Expenses

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The graduate degree program will start as a five-year pilot, with law school tuition covered for three years and medical school tuition for four years. Institutions must challenge themselves to move away from encouraging acts that are performative, into commitments of transformative change.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

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“I’m just really excited to lead such a dynamic and important institution like Mount Holyoke,” said Holley in an interview with Diverse. “I Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast.

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