University of Tennessee Law receives large gift from Chattanooga law firm to support programs, faculty, and student scholarships
HAMILTON COUNTY HERALD — The Chattanooga-based law firm of Summers, Rufolo and Rodgers has made a $5 million donation to the University of Tennessee College of Law. The gift will support the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, the Legal Clinic, the Douglas Blaze Professorship and scholarships for students interested in pursuing legal careers in advocacy.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Law students should embrace their failures and setbacks, and grow from them, Grace Fu ’09 told the Class of 2024 during her orientation address Monday at the University of Virginia School of Law in Caplin Auditorium.
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CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL — The newest dean of the West Virginia University College of Law says there is still work to do to establish the school’s much-anticipated Charleston presence, but there is at least one clinic moving south this fall.
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WILLAMETTE LAW — Willamette Law is pleased to announce a new Health Law Certificate Program now available along with five other robust certificates. Willamette’s certificate programsemphasize the unique and comprehensive training that participants complete in certain legal areas.
Read More about Willamette Law launches health law certificate programUS Department of Education approves cancellation of student loans for more than 300,000 borrowers with disabilities
NBC BOSTON — The Department of Education announced Thursday that it will automatically cancel about $5.8 billion worth of federal student loans for over 323,000 borrowers with severe disabilities.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, siding with a student debtor, July 15 ruled that a private, direct-to-consumer loan fell outside the scope bankruptcy law’s definition of a “student loan” and can be wiped out in bankruptcy. The loan in question exceeded the cost of tuition and was issued directly…
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association House of Delegates concluded its two-day meeting today after approving new policy that asks Congress to enact legislation to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to permit student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy without needing to prove undue hardship.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Multiple colleges and universities are reinstating mask mandates as the fall semester begins.
Read More about More university campuses reinstate mask mandates amid continuing pandemicUniversities update vaccine policies
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The three vaccines publicly available are currently approved through the FDA’s emergency use authorization process, but the agency is expected to fully authorize the Pfizer vaccine in coming weeks. President Gabel’s announcement comes after more than 600 colleges and universities have already mandated vaccines. The University of Minnesota currently requires students, faculty…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Autumm Caines, an instructional designer at the University of Michigan at Dearborn whose work has included a co-authored Educause Review article on how colleges can help students question their data privacy, hopes so. “Any time you use anything digital, you’re creating more digital exhaust and a deeper digital footprint,” she says. “All…
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