American University Associate Dean Accuses George Washington University Law School of Poaching Students | By Jim Vassallo |
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Anthony Varona is an the Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs at American University’s College of Law. Varona has accused George Washington University Law School of poaching transfer students, according to a report from DCInno.The accusations were made last week via Facebook. On the ... |
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Albany Law School Board in No Rush to Name New President and Dean | By Jim Vassallo |
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The Albany Law School board has said that it is in no rush to begin its national search for the next president and dean of the oldest independent law school in the country, according to The Albany Business Review.This news comes just weeks after the current president, Penelope Andrews, announced tha... |
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Albany Law School President to Step Down| By Jim Vassallo |
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The president and dean of the Albany Law School, Penelope Andrews, announced earlier this week that she will step down at the conclusion of the 2014-2015 school year, according to the Albany Times-Union. Her announcement comes not long after the school announced its “realignment of leadership.... |
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Cooley Law School to Close Ann Arbor Campus | By Jim Vassallo |
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Earlier this week, Cooley Law School announced that it would close its campus in Ann Arbor by the end of the year, according to MLive and an announcement from the school.The proposal to close the campus "follows implementation of a financial management plan announced July 1, 2014."The fina... |
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Baylor Law Schools Offers New Program for Law Degree | By Jim Vassallo |
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Baylor Law School is offering a new program for incoming pre-law students called Baylor 2 Law, according to The Baylor Lariat.The program will allow these students the chance to expand their legal education and future law careers. Six pre-law freshman have been selected to join the program. Scholars... |
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ABA Could Waive LSAT Requirement for 10 Percent of Students | By Jim Vassallo |
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According to the American Bar Association, the LSAT could be waived for 10 percent of law school admits beginning in the month of August, as reported by the Central Florida Future.The proposal comes from the governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. It was me... |
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ABA: FAMU Is Meeting Standards | By Jim Vassallo |
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After the law school at Florida A&M University was shuttered in the 1960s, it reopened 12 years ago. Now, it has received notice that it is meeting national standards and will keep its accreditation, according to The Herald Tribune.The decision was announced earlier this week and it removes the ... |
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Cost Cutting Measures Affect Law School Professors Tenures | By Jim Vassallo |
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The first move for managers to make when the economy causes uncertainty with their business, is usually to cut salaries or even cut jobs, but when you are part of the multi-million dollar law school industry, this isn’t necessarily possible. As law schools have been struggling just as much as ... |
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Allegheny County, PA Introduces New Initiatives for Law Students | By Jim Vassallo |
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In recent events, Allegheny County has introduced two brand new initiatives aimed at offering law students with much needed on the job experience and helping social service agencies with legal assistance shortages in help. The Gismondi Fund was created in order to place 6 University of Pittsburgh La... |
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Build your Studying Endurance By Having a Purpose | By Daniel June |
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Consider some of mankind's greatest and most mysterious accomplishments, from the Sphinx and the pyramids to Renaissance art, to gothic cathedrals, to heroic acts in battle. Most of mankind's greatest accomplishments come from having a sense of higher purpose. For having that purpose, whatev... |
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