Pace Law awarded grant to expand STEM and technical education initiatives
PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and Pace University’s School of Education have been awarded a collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) as part of their Research Experiences for Undergraduates (“REU”) program. The award, “Curriculum and Community Enterprise for Restoration of a Keystone Species in New York Harbor…
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WVU Today — Consumers in West Virginia and nationally are concerned about their digital data privacy, and there are few and often inconsistent laws to protect them—these are the findings of new research funded by the Center for Consumer Law and Education, a joint program between the West Virginia UniversityCollege of Law and Marshall University.
Read More about West Virginia University Law consumer law center calls for data privacy reformsUC Davis relaunches Law First Generation Advocates program
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis Law’s groundbreaking First Generation Advocates program has returned for the 2021-22 academic year. Now directed by the law school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fellow, Alexis Elston, the program aims to provide incoming first-generation students with support, guidance and a sense of community as they transition to law school.
Read More about UC Davis relaunches Law First Generation Advocates programUniversity of Utah Law to launch Creative Advocacy Lab
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S. J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is excited to welcome Hallie Jay Pope as a visiting associate professor. Pope will develop the Creative Advocacy Lab, a cross-disciplinary clinic dedicated to promoting access to justice and democratizing legal information. Also, this fall, Innovation…
Read More about University of Utah Law to launch Creative Advocacy LabNation’s First Online-Only Law School Program Gets ABA Approval
ABOVE THE LAW — The short answer is that St. Mary’s online program has been approved by the [ABA’s] Council. — a representative of the American Bar Association, commenting on the fact that St. Mary’s University School of Law received approval from the ABA on variance related to its online law degree program.
Read More about Nation’s First Online-Only Law School Program Gets ABA ApprovalA look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD.COM — When it comes to law, people might automatically picture a scene from a “Law & Order” courtroom or the Elle Woods version from the “Legally Blonde” films. But law is a necessity in many facets of business and life, and can be a useful tool across the board, no matter what profession or major…
Read More about A look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU BakersfieldWMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in state
LANSING STATE JOURNAL — This year, the mayor and city council together included funding in the city budget to help Lansing residents with expungement of their records.
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in stateBYU Law announces program on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — Brigham Young University law students soon will have a new way to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — from within the Middle East itself. BYU Law’s Jerusalem initiative will launch in late April and early May, the school announced Wednesday, in conjunction with the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.
Read More about BYU Law announces program on Israeli-Palestinian conflictUC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators Program
BERKELEY LAW –Berkeley Law recently became the first West Coast law school to take part in the program, joining Harvard and Michigan as new partners this year. Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, New York University, and Penn are the other schools involved.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators ProgramUCLA Law launches program on philanthropy and nonprofit organizations
UCLA LAW — With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change, UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training, and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society.
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