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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Tricia Bertram Gallant argues that graduate programs and journals should routinely check dissertations and articles for plagiarism.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Our students are struggling. As a college president and a clinical psychologist, I know this well. Recent headlines tell a distressing story about the mental health of college students.
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NPR — Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she’s seen this play out in higher education.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — The good news for applicants preparing to sit for the bar exam in February is that it is not objectively harder than the July exam.
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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.
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REUTERS — The State Bar of California is paring back the number of July bar exam locations from 13 to 10 this year in order to save money, but the cuts aren’t as drastic as some had feared.
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SETON HALL LAW — Following a nationwide search, the Office of the Provost has announced the appointment of seasoned attorney and law school administrator, Ronald H. Weich, J.D., as the next dean of Seton Hall School of Law.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Admissions interviews are a way law schools gauge the fit of a prospective student.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — To apply to law school in the U.S., it is not important to study law in college or to fulfill any sort of academic prerequisites beyond earning an undergraduate degree. Thus, it’s never too late in life to decide to pursue law school. Indeed, many law schools increasingly prefer applicants with work experience.
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