Several legal education and civil rights groups oppose changes to ABA diversity standard language
REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
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REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Campbell Law School students are known for being trailblazers, so it should come as no surprise to learn they have formed a student organization that is the first of its kind in the nation.
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WIDENER UNIVERSITY — Widener University Commonwealth Law School Associate Professor Kellyn McGee has been appointed as a Special Advisor to the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Professional Regulation.
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Alice Abreu has been named Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. Professor Abreu, who also leads Temple’s Center for Tax Law and Public Policy and serves as the Hon. Nelson A. Díaz Professor of Law, is the first academic to serve in the role.
Read More about Temple Law professor Alice Abreu named chair of ABA tax sectionABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schools
REUTERS — Law schools will soon be required to set “minimum learning outcomes” for every class they offer and ensure those outcomes are the same across all sections of required courses.
Read More about ABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schoolsABA adopts resolution urging law schools to allow students to receive pay and academic credit for externships
REUTERS — Law schools should allow students to receive both pay and academic credit for externships, the American Bar Association said on Monday.
Read More about ABA adopts resolution urging law schools to allow students to receive pay and academic credit for externshipsUniversity of Louisville Law Student Bar Association honored by American Bar Association
U OF L NEWS — UofL’s Brandeis School of Law student bar association has received the 2023-2024 Student Bar Association (SBA) Award from the American Bar Association (ABA).
Read More about University of Louisville Law Student Bar Association honored by American Bar AssociationABA releases report examining how artificial intelligence is affecting the legal profession
ABA — The American Bar Association’s Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence released a report today titled “Year I Report on the Impact of AI on the Practice of Law” that details the work of the group over the past year.
Read More about ABA releases report examining how artificial intelligence is affecting the legal professionABA opposes the use of religious symbols in public schools
ABA — The American Bar Association House of Delegates opened its two-day session on Aug. 5 as part of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting, adopting as policy ABA opposition against government actions that require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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