YAHOO!FINANCE — Leading education nonprofits, AccessLex Institute and the Southern Education Foundation, have partnered to create the Professionals in Legal Education Developing Greater Equity (PLEDGE) Fellowship, an 18-month professional development program and problem-based research project, launching in June 2022. Targeting experienced law school administrators, faculty members, and other similarly situated professionals, the fellowship cohort will comprise three teams of two fellows, each undertaking problem-based research projects, called Capstones. Each Capstone will focus on one of three topical strands: Admission and Access, Academic Performance, or Bar Exam Performance. Teams will have a Capstone budget of up to $25,000 for research activities, and each fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend.