A look at Seton Hall Law’s new Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Sports Law Program
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY — At Seton Hall Law, students are encouraged to combine their passions with their professional goals, and nowhere is that more evident than in the new Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Sports Law Program (“GHamES”). Seismic shifts in these industries – including the growing legalization of sports betting across the country, the changing status…
Read More about A look at Seton Hall Law’s new Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Sports Law ProgramVermont Law launches online hybrid JD program
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Vermont Law School (VLS) today launched a part-time Online Hybrid JD that makes it easier for working professionals to earn their law degree from one of the nation’s top environmental law programs and a leader in the emerging field of restorative justice. VLS will begin accepting applications to the ABA-accredited program immediately, with…
Read More about Vermont Law launches online hybrid JD programYale Law library launches initiative to donate books to prisons
YALE DAILY NEWS — After pausing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Yale Law School Library initiative that brings books to prisons is back. The program first launched in 2020 and returned with a delivery in late February to a facility less than one mile from Yale Law School that did not have a library. The initiative…
Read More about Yale Law library launches initiative to donate books to prisonsAlbany Law hosts USDA secretary Tom Vilsack for government affairs and advocacy program launch event
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ’75 shared words of encouragement as he returned to Albany Law School, albeit virtually, to speak at the launch event for his alma mater’s newest Online Graduate Program in Government Affairs and Advocacy on Thursday, Feb. 10. “This new effort embarks on providing a preparation for participation in…
Read More about Albany Law hosts USDA secretary Tom Vilsack for government affairs and advocacy program launch eventUniversity of Miami Law announces scholarship to support Ukrainian law school graduates
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — A new scholarship program in support of graduates of Ukrainian law schools has been announced by the University of Miami School of Law, offering one full-tuition scholarship for the academic year 2022-23 (current value $55,850) to attend one of the international LL.M. programs at Miami Law. “We all have to…
Read More about University of Miami Law announces scholarship to support Ukrainian law school graduatesSyracuse Law Cold Case Justice Initiative announces interactive program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Wharlest and Exerlena Jackson Legacy Project and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University College of Law are hosting the second annual Program on April 1 and 2, 2022 in honor of the memory of Wharlest and Exerlena Jackson for their major contributions and sacrifices to the…
Read More about Syracuse Law Cold Case Justice Initiative announces interactive programNew University of Iowa Law program seeks to foster conversations on different perspectives
IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Iowa Law’s DEI committee piloted a new program last week called Across the Aisle. The program seeks to bridge divides and bring people with different perspectives into conversation with each other. The first topic was immigration. Prior to the event participants were asked to answer questions to determine where they stood on…
Read More about New University of Iowa Law program seeks to foster conversations on different perspectivesUniversity of Maine Law partners with University of Maine at Fort Kent for ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD program
FIDDLEHEAD FOCUS — The University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law) have announced a collaborative academic degree program, a 3+3 program, that facilitates the completion of a bachelor’s and J.D. degree in six years instead of seven. “In this pathway program, UMFK’s business and environmental studies students can…
Read More about University of Maine Law partners with University of Maine at Fort Kent for ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD programLaw school pipeline programs improve access to legal education for underrepresented students
NATIONAL JURIST — The Summer Pre-Law Pipeline Program will be held in-person from June 6-17. The two-week course will offer 30 hours of academic classes with professors and alumni on campus and will focus its efforts on first-generation and low-income students. The program is free and will focus on introducing interested applicants to the law school…
Read More about Law school pipeline programs improve access to legal education for underrepresented studentsGift to University of Alabama Law to create diversity-focused summer program
ALABAMA LAW — Through generous support from The University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize, the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, and Derrick (’03) and Tamesha Mills, The University of Alabama School of Law will be launching the Alabama Law Summer Scholars Program beginning this year. Summer Scholars is a cost-free, four-week program for undergraduate students who want to…
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