Legal Education Roundup (Dec 27, 2019)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Law Schools ABA 509 Disclosures Reports 2019 (Stats + Graphs)," The Associates Mind
"Law school 1L JD enrollment falls slightly as non-JD enrollment reaches all-time highs," Excess of Democracy
"Fall Enrollments Still on the Decline," Inside Higher Ed
"To Court a Secretive Donor, Law Deans at George Mason Blasted Climate Scientists and Their Own Accreditor," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Memphis Law School Cuts Its Out-of-State Tuition By 25% (To $24,000)," TaxProf Blog
"LSSSE: New Research Provides Insight Into Women's Experiences In Law School," TaxProf Blog
"Atlanta's John Marshall sees some success with ABA legal ed section," ABA Journal
"Donna E. Young appointed founding dean of Faculty of Law," Ryerson University
"Once Again, University of Texas Law Accused of Underpaying Women," Law.com
"New Kind of Student Loan Gains Major Support. Is There a Downside?," The New York Times
"Federal Loans and ISAs," Inside Higher Ed
"Since 2013, Fewer Americans Think College Is Important," Inside Higher Ed
"ABA again says no to Florida Coastal's nonprofit application and makes noncompliance finding," ABA Journal
"How Law Schools Fared on California's July 2019 Bar Exam," The Recorder
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