Legal Education Roundup (Jun 3, 2016)

Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.

• "Minnesota Law School, Facing Waning Interest, Cuts Admissions," New York Times

• "Kagan: Law Professors Shouldn't All Cater to Judges," The National Law Journal

• "Law Students Benefit from Feedback Before Exams," The National Law Journal

• "Student-Loan Interest Rates Will Drop Again in 2016-17," The Chronicle of Higher Education

• "Interest Rates on Federal Loans Hit Record Low," Inside Higher Ed

• "In Focus: The Mental Health of Law Students," The National Law Journal
  • "Law Schools Tackle Mental Health: Academia providing more help to law students," The National Law Journal
  • "Yale Law Students Lobby for Better Services: The Mental Health Alliance campus group has shed light on problems, resulting in more therapists," The National Law Journal
  • "Law School Helps Students Stay Emotionally Fit: Texas Tech's mental health program includes mandatory meetings for all first years," The National Law Journal
  • "Professors' Candor About Problems Aids Students: Being up-front about mental health struggles helps undercut secrecy and shame sufferers may feel," The National Law Journal
  • "Stereotypes and Stigmas Threaten Bar Admission: Law graduates with mental health diagnoses must undergo 'character and fitness' evaluations," The National Law Journal

• "With Ph.D. Hiring Trend, Who'll Help Law Students Find the Courthouse?," The National Law Journal

• "Why Law Students Need the Humanities," The Chronicle of Higher Education

• "Opposition to Arizona Law School's Use of GRE Fizzles: Law School Admission Council backs off after deans nationwide support alternative entrance test," The National Law Journal

• "LSAC won't eject law school that plans to accept GRE, at least for now," ABA

• "New MBAs, law school grads optimistic about job prospects," The Chicago Tribune

• "A Lawyer Shortage? In Your (Law School's) Dreams," The American Lawyer

• "Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks: Practical Advice For New Lawyers," Above the Law