Legal Education Roundup (Sep 20, 2019)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Mitchell Hamline Offers New Blended Hybrid-Weekend J.D.," TaxProf Blog
"Law school deans recently hit with noncompliance notice say they can show standards are met," ABA Journal
"ABA legal ed denies Florida Coastal's nonprofit app, along with reports students haven't gotten financial aid," ABA Journal
"Free Lawyer Assistance Program Sees Big Jump in Users," Daily Report
"The Archaic Bar Character and Fitness Exam Needs to Be Reformed," The American Lawyer
"High Court Makes a Rule Change Favoring Law Students," Daily Report
"Weil Gotshal Creates Tie-Up With Columbia Business School for Its Associates," The American Lawyer
"Judge Recommends Dismissing Lawsuit Accusing Widener Law School of Doctoring Job Stats," New Jersey Law Journal
"Mentor a Diverse 1L: Help Construct an Inclusive Pipeline of Legal Talent," The Legal Intelligencer
"New Law School Class Explores How President Trump Is Threatening the Constitutional Order," New York Law Journal
"What's New? Top 10 Law Schools Offer Fresh Courses, Clinics and Programs," The American Lawyer
"How the Great Recession Reshaped American Higher Education," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"International Students Bailed Out Colleges in the Last Recession. They Won't This Time," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Flagships Are Rolling Out New Need-Based Aid Programs for Low-Income Students. Why Now?," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"The Great Enrollment Crash: Students aren't showing up. And it's only going to get worse," The Chronicle of Higher Education
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