University of Arkansas Law student Dana McGee named inaugural American Bar Association consortium fellow
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Third-year law student Dana McGee has been selected as the American Bar Association’s inaugural Legal Education Police Practices Consortium Fellow. The ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium was formed to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight and the evolving nature…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law student Dana McGee named inaugural American Bar Association consortium fellowABA considers mandatory bias training for law students under proposed rule
REUTERS — Law schools would have to train students in bias, racism and crosscultural competency under a proposal before the American Bar Association’s policymaking body this month. The ABA’s House of Delegates on Feb. 14 will consider a series of changes to its law school accreditation rules, including a new requirement that schools provide bias training at…
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ABA JOURNAL — The 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting, which will take place from Feb. 9 to 14, had been scheduled to be in Seattle. But after assessing the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, the ABA Board of Governors voted Thursday to change the meeting to a fully virtual format. More information will be made available…
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWS — When students start law school, they have to adapt to a new form of learning, grading, studying, networking — everything. Rigorous demands combined with students’ high expectations for themselves often lead students to put their own health and well-being on the backburner. The habit could lead not only to serious setbacks in…
Read More about Florida International Law well-being program recognized by American Bar AssociationABA data shows increase in first-year JD students and decrease in non-JD students for fall 2021
ABA JOURNAL — There is an 11.8% increase in first-year law students for the 2021 admissions cycle, compared to 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The data is from Standard 509 Information Reports that the section collects from law schools, according to a website summary.…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Bar Association announced Tuesday that it will permit law schools to require the Graduate Record Examination instead of the Law School Admission Test for admissions decisions. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar made the decision, which does not require approval from any other…
Read More about ABA Gives Law Schools Go-Ahead to Use GREMore law schools could accept GRE for admissions after ABA decision
REUTERS — After five years of debate, the American Bar Association will allow law schools to use the Graduate Record Examinations — better known as the GRE — in admissions, with no strings attached. The decision to put the GRE on equal footing with the Law School Admission Test, reached in a closed ABA session earlier this…
Read More about More law schools could accept GRE for admissions after ABA decisionABA calls on lawyers to join push to tackle the student debt crisis
ABA JOURNAL — Graduating from law school and starting a legal career should be an exciting and hopeful time. But for far too many, student debt causes apprehension and struggle. A 2020 ABA survey found the average debt for law school graduates has increased to more than $150,000—a staggering amount that affects their personal and professional lives…
Read More about ABA calls on lawyers to join push to tackle the student debt crisisABA legal education section council votes to allow GRE for law school admission under current standard
ABA JOURNAL — In a closed session, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently voted in favor of allowing law schools to accept Graduate Record Examination scores from applicants in place of Law School Admission Test scores. The change is effective immediately. According to a news release, the topic…
Read More about ABA legal education section council votes to allow GRE for law school admission under current standardCSU Cleveland-Marshall Law found back in compliance with ABA standard
ABA JOURNAL — Following a finding that the Cleveland State University’s law school did not meet an ABA accreditation standard regarding program resources, it has since demonstrated compliance, according to recent noticefrom the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The section’s council found that the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law had “significant noncompliance” with…
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