Legal Education Roundup (Sep 30, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Which Florida Law Schools Had Highest Bar Passage Rates in July?," Daily Business Review
"Fired Texas law dean sues school for gender bias, retaliation," Reuters
"Former law school dean sues Texas university over loss of tenure," ABA Journal
"Law schools debut new campuses, facilities after pandemic pause," Reuters
"'Confused, Conflated, Miscommunicated': Why Do So Many Law Schools Have Such Similar Names?," Law.com
"Case Western Reserve University Law School Launches DEI Education Program," Diverse Issues in Higher Education
"Arizona Law's LAWtina Program Is Helping Latina BA Students Find Path to Law School," Law.com
"Cardozo Law fights fallout from Yeshiva University LGBT club case," Reuters
"Cardozo Law Students Protest Against Yeshiva University, Show Support for YU Pride Alliance," New York Law Journal
"The Supreme Court Ordered Yeshiva U. to Recognize an LGBTQ Group. Then Things Took a Turn.," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"52% Of Law Schools Now Accept GRE Scores For Admission To JD Programs," TaxProf Blog
"Ex-justice's slaveholding past prompts move to change Ohio law school's name," Reuters
"Cleveland State Committee Votes Unanimously To Remove John Marshall From The Name Of Its Law School," TaxProf Blog
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