Richmond Law Dean and AALS President-Elect Wendy Perdue and UC Berkeley Law Dean and AALS Board Member Erwin Chemerinsky discuss the state of legal education
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND – Their discussion ranged from the bar exam to finances to the importance of clinics in legal education.
Read More about Richmond Law Dean and AALS President-Elect Wendy Perdue and UC Berkeley Law Dean and AALS Board Member Erwin Chemerinsky discuss the state of legal educationAALS Executive Director Judy Areen discusses accelerated bachelor’s/JD programs
U.S. NEWS – The association doesn’t track these bachelor’s/J.D. programs formally, but Areen says their numbers are growing.
Read More about AALS Executive Director Judy Areen discusses accelerated bachelor’s/JD programsAALS relocates 2018 clinical conference due to discriminatory legislation in Texas
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The Association of American Law Schools has decided to move its 2018 conference on clinical legal education from Austin, Tex., to Chicago, the association said.
Read More about AALS relocates 2018 clinical conference due to discriminatory legislation in TexasGW Law Dean and former AALS President Blake D. Morant pens op-ed encouraging legal profession to share positive narratives to combat negative perceptions
HUFFINGTON POST – “[N]egativity must be countered with truthful narratives of lawyers who advance the cause of the defenseless and the disadvantaged, and seek ways to uplift society as a whole.”
Read More about GW Law Dean and former AALS President Blake D. Morant pens op-ed encouraging legal profession to share positive narratives to combat negative perceptionsIn Memoriam: Herma Hill Kay
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Herma Hill Kay was the second woman to join the Berkeley Law faculty and taught for 57 years.
Read More about In Memoriam: Herma Hill KayUniversity of New Mexico Law professor takes leading role for AALS Clinical Conference
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – From organizing the conference and being recognized during the opening plenary to speaking in workshop panels and presenting posters, faculty in the UNM Law School Clinical program were continually noticed and appreciated.
Read More about University of New Mexico Law professor takes leading role for AALS Clinical ConferenceLSAC names AALS Past President Kellye Y. Testy as new president and CEO
LSAC – Kellye Y. Testy, Dean of the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, has been named the new President and CEO of the Law School Admission Council.
Read More about LSAC names AALS Past President Kellye Y. Testy as new president and CEOLoyola New Orleans Law professor named Bellows Scholar by AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW – Professor Davida Finger has been selected as a Bellows Scholar by the Association of American Law Schools.
Read More about Loyola New Orleans Law professor named Bellows Scholar by AALS Section on Clinical Legal EducationInterview with Emory Law professor and 2017 AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Award recipient Martha Albertson Fineman
NEWS WHISTLE – “Despite her busy schedule, she found some time to talk with me on the phone and answer some questions. Here’s what she had to say.”
Read More about Interview with Emory Law professor and 2017 AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Award recipient Martha Albertson FinemanWVU Law professor named national Bellow Scholar by the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – Jennifer Oliva, associate professor of law and public health at West Virginia University, has been selected a Bellow Scholar by the Association of American Law Schools.
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