ABA approves measure requiring law schools to prohibit disruptive protests
BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association’s policy-making body has passed a measure requiring law schools to adopt written “academic freedom” policies that protect speech, including for those who express unpopular or controversial ideas.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is poised to take a public stand on Monday against laws that bar teaching about race or gender, as well as bans on books that cover those subjects.
Read More about ABA to oppose laws that ban teaching about raceWomen law students have outnumbered men for the past eight years
ENERGY PORTAL — In a groundbreaking trend that shows no signs of slowing down, women have consistently outnumbered men in law school classrooms across the United States for the past eight years, according to the latest data from the American Bar Association.
Read More about Women law students have outnumbered men for the past eight yearsAmerican Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school faculty
REUTERS — An American Bar Association proposal to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has garnered widespread support, with proponents saying it will help eliminate longstanding hierarchies between different types of professors.
Read More about American Bar Association proposal aims to improve job protections for non-tenured law school facultyFall 2023 law school enrollment remained steady
FORBES — According to the latest data from the American Bar Association (ABA), total enrollment in ABA-approved law schools remained largely stable in 2023 compared to the prior year, and law-school applications are up for 2024.
Read More about Fall 2023 law school enrollment remained steadyABA releases fall 2023 admissions data
AMERICA BAR ASSOCIATION — Information about fall 2023 admissions and other matters reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools to the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is now publicly available.
Read More about ABA releases fall 2023 admissions dataLSAC shares an analysis of fall 2023 enrollment data from the ABA
LSAC — There is much to celebrate in the ABA’s release of the demographic information for the incoming law school class of 2023. For the third year in a row, it is the most racially and ethnically diverse law school class in history.
Read More about LSAC shares an analysis of fall 2023 enrollment data from the ABAABA Young Lawyers Division highlights the success of its Disaster Legal Services program
ABA JOURNAL — It’s been a busy 12 months for the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services program. According to Amanda Brown, the director of the program, Disaster Legal Services helped survivors navigate the aftermath of a record 23 federally declared natural disasters in 2023.
Read More about ABA Young Lawyers Division highlights the success of its Disaster Legal Services programABA legal education section council rejects Golden Gate Law’s teach-out plan
ABA JOURNAL — Golden Gate University School of Law’s teach-out plan has been rejected by the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions.
Read More about ABA legal education section council rejects Golden Gate Law’s teach-out planGeorge Mason Law receives letter of noncompliance from ABA legal education section council on financial standard
ABA JOURNAL — The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has received a public notice of being out of compliance with ABA accreditation standards.
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